Of Ligt celebrates a goal of the Juventus

THE CLUB NEEDS A CENTRAL

De Ligt is Barça's number one target to strengthen their defense

Published:22/02/2022 - 00:46h

Updated:22/02/2022 - 11:48h

FC Barcelona will go for a central defender in the summer market. Xavi Hernández has asked the board to reinforce the defense due to the irregularity of Eric García and the constant physical problems of Lenglet and Umtiti

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The FC Barcelona stirs several names to reinforce his defence in the next season, and one of the main aims of the club aims to the Juventus of Turín. According to the journalist Sara Escriu, Matthijs of Ligt is the favourite of Xavi Hernández to accompany to Ronald Araújo and Gerad Hammered from the next summer. The Dutch already was objective of the Barça in 2019, but the Italians attained to sign to the defender in return of 85 million ruos.

With agreement until 2024, the player of 22 years is valued in 65 'kilos' in the web Transfermarkt. For the moment, the 'Vecchia signora' does not have intentions to sell it, by which Joan Laporta would have to negotiate directly with the agent of Of Ligt, Mino Raiolto. The relations of the president culé with the representative of Italian origin always have been good, but the negotiations by the one of Leiderdorp will not be at all simple. After the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Dutch became the better player paid of the staff, with a wage of 8 net millions by season.

With the arrival of Dušan Vlahović, the central remained again in the second place of the top salarial 'juventino', but of equal way keeps on being one of the better defenders paid of the world. If the Barça wants to do with the services of the international with the Low Countries will have to improve the provision that at present offer him in Italy, something that will not be easy of sustentar. By an economic question, the directive has descartado the signing of Antonio Rüdiger, the one who finishes agreement with Chelsea in June.

The German of 28 years could arrive to 'cost zero', but his high pretences salariales do that the club blaugrana not even go to bid by him. For the moment, the Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and the Real Madrid are the best opcionados to remain with the central 'blue', the one who no descarta renew his agreement in London if the club of Roman Abramovich improves him his last offer. In the case of Of Ligt, the operation could rondar the 60 million euros, but the Juventus will not facilitate the things.

Koundé And Christensen, other alternative culés

In addition to the Dutch, the Barça stirs other alternatives, one of them in Chelsea. In the last weeks, blaugranas and Bavarians have sondeado to the central Andreas Christensen, the one who finds in an identical situation to the one of Rüdiger. The defender asks more than what the club londinense offers him up to now, by which German and culés will try to convince him to go out. Another central pretended in Catalonia is Jules Koundé, the one who already tried to go out of the Seville to Chelsea the past summer. The French has agreement until 2024 and in Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán will not leave him go out by less than 70 'kilos'.

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