Barça tried to 'steal' the signing of Sergi Altimira from Betis

The FC Barcelona tried repescar to Sergi Altimira, midfield player of 22 years that left of the City Condal in 2019 to join to the Sabadell. From 2023, it formed part in brief of the Getafe CF, club to the that joined in the market of summer in July and afterwards was revendido to the Real Betis by two million euros, refusing like this the offer of the Barcelona cast.

According to the sportive journalist specialised in signings, Fabrizio Romano, the sportive director of the combined Catalan in this moment, Mateu Alemany, would have called to the midfield player of Cardedeu to try convince it of fichar by the square culé. The picture of the Catalan capital was had to pay the clause of rescission of two million euros that Sergi Altimira had in the group 'azulón'.

The Barça previously tried fichar to Sergi Altimira

Nevertheless, the signing did not concretise because the Catalan already had agreed his incorporation to the Real Betis thanks to Ramón Plans, the one who also had been manager of his signing by the Getafe CF in the past. This was the second time that the Barça tried fichar to the player, since in 2022, when it played in the Sabadell, considered his incorporation for the filial, but in this moment decided not paying the clause of rescission of 350.000 euros.

Sergi Altimira had played two seasons in the FC Juvenile Barcelona and afterwards happened to the Sabadell (2021-2023) where accumulated 62 meetings and a goal in the First Federation - Group II. The cast 'verdiblanco' gave him the opportunity to debut in the First Division and in the season 2023/2024 has contested three parties and has played 92 minutes in eight days of LaLiga.