THEY ASSESS A POSSIBLE EXCHANGE
Benfica gives the green light to Grimaldo's arrival at Barça
Published:27/01/2022 - 17:38h
Updated:27/01/2022 - 17:39h
Neither Gayà nor Tagliafico. Everything seems to indicate that the left back that will arrive at Barcelona will be Alejandro Grimaldo. Benfica have considered the possibility of loaning him out and including a Barça player in the operation
One of the sectors of the field that the FC Barcelona has to cover in the wintry market is the one of the left side. The culés require of a natural spare for Jordi Alba and the indicated would be Alejandro Grimaldo, the one who would have the seen well by part of the trainer, Xavi Hernández. The Benfica, by his part, would not have problems in negotiating his traspaso.
In a principle, the elected of the club to cover the left lane was José Luis Gayà, but the negotiations between the captain of Valencia with the group 'che' for his renewal, would do to the Barcelona think in other options. Besides, the Portuguese team could yield to the footballer with an option of compulsory purchase or agree the exchange with some player of the Barça also by means of cession.
Grimaldo, the most viable option for the Barça
At the beginning of year, the team of Xavi Hernández had been in contact with the Ajax with regard to a possible agreement by Nicolás Tagliafico, but from the Low Countries only contemplate a traspaso and no a cession by only a semester, as it would have asked it the Barcelona. Grimaldo sounded more as an option for the summer, but the Benfica could negotiate in what it subtracts of the wintry window.
Although until the moment there is not an agreement between both clubs, the lusos have kept good relations with the Barça and have been very attentive to varied of his players. In fact, already they would have posed to receive to Samuel Umtiti in condition of yielded, but the proposal would not have convinced to the Catalan entity, to the time that the French neither showed had to leave .
At present, they have interested by Óscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig or a possible cession of Alejandro Baldé. However, the Barcelona still has to do the duties and free something of mass salarial to be able to inscribe new players. Grimaldo, by his part, is very attentive to the operation and has the intention to dress again the elastic Barcelona and put to the orders of Xavi.
