Grimaldo in a match vs Liverpool

HE WILL LEAVE BENFICA WITHOUT COST

LaLiga claims Grimaldo, former youth squad and former Barça target

Published:19/03/2023 - 14:31h

Updated:19/03/2023 - 14:31h

Alejandro Grimaldo is one of the zero-cost options that Barça would have to reinforce its defense. The defender will end his contract with Benfica in the summer, but Atlético is also on his trail

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The FC Barcelona, in spite of seeing sumido in a series of economic complications, that could see aggravated depending of the denouement that can have the 'case Negreira, has foreseen to make several movements in the market of signings. Such as in his moment remained clear in Assembly, the priority will be to do with free agents until so much do not produce significant sales.

Such is the case of Alejandro Grimaldo, whose bond with the Benfica is near to remain without effect to fault of an agreement to renew. This situation outlines him like one of the options of the Barcelona team to reinforce his defensive line, that in the middle of the season 2022/23 has seen mermada with the exits of effective for these demarcations, as Gerard Hammered (today withdrawn) and Héctor Bellerín (at present in the Sporting of Lisbon).

Grimaldo, option for the Barça

Already in his last year of agreement with the 'eagles', the defender finds in freedom to initiate conversations and possible negotiations with other clubs. Of this way, could be going back to the group culé, where lived a pasantía until his exit in the year 2016, when finally it would put course to the Portuguese football, that could be near to finish.

In that then, the Benfica disbursed a total of two million euros to do with his traspaso. At present, the player has a price of market that round the 25 'kilos' as the skilled portal 'Transfermarkt'. Nevertheless, to the not extending his agreement with the lisboetas could leave to cost zero, by what the club receptor only will have to agree his wage and a premium of signing.

The Athletic, rival in the bidding

However, the Barcelona is not the only attentive team to the situation of the Valencian. In the middle of an important research of sides, the Athletic of Madrid also sees him like an option to reinforce the list of defences of Diego Pablo Simeone. His arrival would face up to the drops of footballers like Sergio Reguilón, the one who will go back to the Tottenham Hotspur at the end of the course, and to the one of Renan Lodi, the one who could remain in the Nottingham Forest.

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