Marcos Alonso passing the ball

THE CULÉS WOULDN'T SIGN A CENTER BACK

Barça would have the solution for the replacement of Piqué at 'home'

Published:9/11/2022 - 17:11h

Updated:9/11/2022 - 17:11h

Piqué's retirement will leave an open vacancy in Barça's defence. When all the rumors suggest that the Catalans would go for a defender in winter, Marcos Alonso's emergence as a central defender could be Xavi's solution

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The world of the football 'shook' during the afternoon of the past Thursday when Gerard Hammered announced the end of his cycle like player of the FC Barcelona and like professional footballer. Through a video published in his social networks, the defender informed that it will close his stage in the Spotify Camp Nou and, as it had promised in some occasion, will not go back to dress another T-shirt that was not the Barcelona, by what his history inside the terrains of game will finish officially to finals of this year.

In spite of that his role in the team had become testimonial after the talk carried out in the summer with Xavi Hernández, the player acted like a fifth head office of guarantees. This remained in evidence during several stretches of the first-half of the season, when the culés saw like the '3' had to take a step forward in front of the numerous drops in defence ocasionadas by diverse physical setbacks.

Like this then , the withdrawal of 'Geri' will leave an available vacancy in the retaguardia of the square, reason whereby from the dispatches of the Camp Nou began the research of a new central that can reinforce the staff. Names like Iñigo Martínez, Kaiky and Aymeric Laporte have been linked to a possible traspaso to the City Condal during the wintry market. However, the newspaper 'SPORT' ensures that the culés could have to the substitute of Hammered in 'house'.

And it is that Marcos Alonso has burst into like a defender of 'emergency' in good part of what goes of campaign. The injuries of Eric García, Andreas Christensen, Jules Koundé and Ronald Araújo have forced to Xavi to resort to the Madrilenian as 'patch' in the left part of the centre of the defence, and his performance has convinced. It is by this that in the entity blaugrana already begin to pose the alternative to opt by the '17' and direct the bottoms of the signing of a central to other more necessary aims.

The Barça will renew him

Alonso landed in Barcelona to finals of the past window veraniega to do with the titularity in the left-handed side. In said position has played several parties, but the big level showed by Alejandro Baldé and the distinct physical setbacks of the defenders finished him 'running' to the centre of the retaguardia, demarcation that has known to cover with grow and to which has gone adapting paulatinamente. Like this then , the Catalans have taken the decision to renew his agreement at the end of the current course, since his performance and polivalencia has liked and a lot in the club.

The priority of the club

To confirm the bet of the ex footballer of Chelsea like central marker, the Barcelona will put looks it in the contracting of a right side. The egarense considers that it is key to reinforce this position, since the provision of Bellerín have not convinced and Sergi Roberto could abandon the club when expiring his agreement the following summer. Thus, Xavi thinks that would be fundamental to have to an active of guarantees for the present and future in this demarcation, with Diogo Dalot like main aim in Can Barça.

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