THE CITY WAS INTERESTED IN BALDE
Pep Guardiola wanted to 'steal' Alejandro Balde
As recently revealed, in mid-April Manchester City knocked on the door of FC Barcelona to try to acquire the transfer of Alejandro Balde during the summer
Alejandro Balde is one of the players that has stepped with more strength in the FC Barcelona in the last times. In little more than a year, has done with a fixed place in the approach of Xavi Hernández and one of the most differential players in the staff, especially to the hour to add to the attack. His irruption has not happened unobserved for the 'big' of Europe, but his future in the City Condal is ensured.
According to a recent information of the skilled journalist in the market of signings, Fabrizio Romano, the left side himself that has had offers to abandon the Catalan group. The Manchester City of Pep Guardiola would have been one of the teams that asked he, but in any moment the Barça posed his exit. It is one of the pillars of the team to short and average term.
The Barça braked to the Manchester City
The picture 'citizen' would have interested in the situation of the player of 18 years, conscious of the delicate economic crisis that wraps to the Barça. The contacts produced during the month of April, but never happened to greater because the Barcelona left clear that it was an untransferable player. The answer was brief, but conclusive. It did not be in this moment and neither is it now.
In this sense, nor sent a formal economic proposal by the player. Yes it arrived to put on the table an exchange of players between the teams, but for the Catalans was impossible to give the seen well to the exit of Balde, even when it was the name of Joao Cancel, the one who finish arriving in quality of loan. There were not possibilities.
The Barça will tie to Balde in brief
After a season being the maximum reference in the left-handed band, so much in defence as in attack, the Barça is convinced that the player of 18 years is one of the pieces on which edificará the future of the club. From it does time comes negotiating the renewal of his agreement, that wins in 2024. The intention is that it extend his stay in the club of the City Condal until the summer of 2028 and only is slope of the signature and that it was announced. It could be question of days, put the agreement with the footballer and his agent Jorge Mendes reached in July, before turns it of pre-season by United States.
