AFTER RULING OUT OTHER OPTIONS
Marcos Alonso is still one of the sides that Barça likes the most
Published:14/04/2022 - 19:08h
Updated:14/04/2022 - 19:09h
The difficulties in signing Gayà or Tagliafico for the left back have led Barça to think of alternatives. One of them would be Marcos Alonso, whose contract with Chelsea expires in June 2023
The line of defence is one of the sectors of the field prioritarios for the FC Barcelona of face to the market of signings, especially in the lanes. The Barcelona team needs effective of spare for players by the right like Dani Alves, foreseeing a possible course of Sergiño Dest, as well as in the case of Jordi Alba by the left, for which already there would be a candidate.
It treats of Marcos Alonso, whose name is in the Barcelona diary from does several months, but everything indicates that his current team, Chelsea, will not put the easy things to leave him leave. His agreement with the team londinense will be in force until the summer of 2023, but the 'blues' do not have the intention to put him on sale, by what will be necessary to expect.
From Stamford Bridge would be oponiéndose even to the will of the own footballer, that in statements for 'Ok Daily' has indicated that it would like him contest LaLiga, but has warned that it still is linked to the current champion of Europe: "Have agreement and for the moment am still in Chelsea. I am happy, although it always would be loved to go back to Spain. This is what can say to day of today".
The options for the left side of the Barça
In a principle, the option preferred for the Catalan group was José Luis Gayà, but everything seems to indicate that it will finish signing his renewal with Valencia, by what would be descartado to add to the picture culé. In consequence, only subtracts to look for other options in the market, as in the case of Marcos Alonso, Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) or Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
Nicolás Tagliafico was also an alternative. In fact, the Argentinian had manifested his wish to dress the Barcelona T-shirt and regretted the way in which it acted the Ajax: "They understood me, have his reasons but is a pity, seat that the opportunities can not leave happen and this was an only opportunity, can go to a club like the Barça, for me was an opportunity dreamed and did not help me, after all".
