Barcelona club is striving hard to strengthen the back line of the Catalan team, as it aims to sign deals of the highest level, in order to strengthen the Blaugrana ranks during the coming period.
In this context, Spanish press reports revealed a new surprise inside the Spanish castle of Barcelona this season, regarding the file of summer deals expected at the Camp Nou this summer, to support the team’s lines with new deals.
According to what was published by the Spanish newspaper “Sport”, Barcelona club officials have reached a preliminary agreement with the Spanish player Cesar Azpilicueta, the Chelsea defender, to move to the ranks of Barca in the next summer Mercato.
The newspaper indicated that there have been contacts from Barca with the player recently, especially in light of the approaching Azpilicueta of his contract with the Blues, as he reaches the finish line next June.
The Spanish newspaper indicated that Barca officials want to include a defensive deal this summer, to strengthen the team’s back lines, after the defensive crisis that hit the Blaugrana in the recent period.
This season, Barcelona is suffering greatly due to the many absences in the team’s back lines, after Umtiti’s injury and Lengli’s decline, and the continued reliance on Uruguayan Ronald Araujo, especially with the advancing age of captain Gerard Pique.
The newspaper confirmed that the Blaugrana officials were close to ending the deal of Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta, the English star of Chelsea, to strengthen the defense line, especially after the negotiations between the two parties to renew the player’s contract.
The newspaper said that Cesar Azpilicueta and his environment are convinced that he will sign for Barcelona, will sign a two-year deal with another optional season, especially after the player’s last desire to wear the Barca shirt.