Alejandro Grimaldo with Benfica

THE DEFENDER WILL GO FREE IN SUMMER

Grimaldo, a 'shot' from Barça if there is a free place left

Published:25/01/2023 - 00:31h

Updated:25/01/2023 - 00:40h

Free to negotiate with any club since January 1, Alejandro Grimaldo seems to have already defined his situation with Benfica. The Portuguese press assures that the winger will not renew, which is why he returns to the list of options for FC Barcelona

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The directive of the FC Barcelona knows that the options 'low cost' are priority to look for reinforcements of face to the 2022/23. The problems of the club with the 'fair play' financial hamper the registration and purchase of players, by what a similar summer to the of 2022, where invested more than 200 million euros in reinforcements thanks to the 'crowbars' financial, luce very distant. In this sense, from Portugal can reappear a very interesting option in defence.

As rumora in the press lusa, Alejandro Grimaldo, ex canterano of the Barça, has descartado renew with the Benfica, by which will leave with letter of freedom in July. The one of Valencia arrived to Lisbon in the summer of 2016 in return of 2.1 'kilos' and, with a value of current market in Transfermarkt of 20 million euros, luce like an alternative apetecible for several European clubs, between them the Real Madrid.

In 2022, the managerial blaugrana asked after he, but the Benfica denied to listen offers. Free to negotiate with any team from the past 1 January, the defender of 27 years will take a few weeks to evaluate proposals and, probably, will expect by a possible approach of the Barça. However, everything will depend on the decision that take the club with Jordi Alba and Marcos Alonso.

This last culminates agreement in July, but has all pactado to renew by a pair of years more, in an operation that has the 'OK' of Xavi Hernández. The ex defender of Chelsea has won integers thanks to his polivalencia to play like head office and like carrilero, by what the technician egarense backs his continuity. The case of Jordi seems more complex, although to these heights luce difficult his exit in summer.

Alba and Balde, 'intocables' for Xavi

Alba began the season with the poster of transferible, but during the last months has recovered the confidence of the technical body. Xavi alternates him beside the youngster Alejandro Balde by the left band and, with agreement until 2024, the one of L'Hospitalet already has left clear that does not have intentions to go out still when Balde has won him the titularity in League this season.

Like this the things, seems difficult that the Barça want to advance contacts with Grimaldo with the left side covered. Very different is the situation by right, where Héctor Bellerín seems descartado for the 2023/24 and alone Sergi Roberto remains like natural option for a place that Jules Koundé and Ronald Araújo have alternated this year. In what it goes of season, the defender of the Benfica adds 4 goals and 7 assistances in 32 parties.

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