Barcelona continues to plan for the future of defending the Catalan club, as it aims to sign deals of the highest level during the coming period of the Mercato market.
However, Barcelona is trying to sign special deals that are low in cost, whether by contracting them for free, or exploiting the player’s desire to move to the Blaugrana ranks.
Barcelona is preparing to sign a left-back for the upcoming sports project, Xavi Hernandez wants to bring a full-back on loan immediately to help the team until the end of the season, but this seems unlikely due to the salary ceiling.
The former Barcelona player Grimaldo is loved by the technical staff and could arrive in good conditions this summer. He fits Xavi’s plans, although the sports department prefers to advance in the Gaia process.
And that it would be appropriate to bring in a specialist who can give Jordi Alba a real competition, the list managed by Barcelona is very small and one of the players that the coaches love is Grimaldo, the footballer will definitely leave Benfica this summer and would like to return to FC Barcelona.
Benfica is obliged to reduce his salaries and will have to accept the sale of Spanish full-back Grimaldo, whose contract will expire in 2023, and Barcelona’s technical secretariat continues to comb the market to find a player who can compete with Jordi Alba.
And according to what was reported by the Spanish newspaper “Sport”, quoting the newspaper ‘O Jogo’, Alejandro Grimaldo is facing a very difficult time to continue at Benfica next season.
She continued, Benfica have to make cuts in their salary bill, and the interest of the big European teams means they will almost certainly have to sell the Spaniard next summer.
The newspaper stated that the 26-year-old graduate of the La Masia Academy had previously stated with a Spanish newspaper: “Since Xavi came to Barcelona training, the team’s performance has changed, and it is a joy for any player to work under his leadership.”
Grimaldo is spending his sixth season with the Portuguese team he joined in 2016 at just 20 years old, and who have been growing with them ceaselessly until he became one of the best left-backs on the European stage.
And the newspaper pointed out, that the player who trained at the La Masia academy is on Barcelona’s agenda, which includes other names with the goal of bringing competition to Jordi Alba, who will turn 34 next year.
Without a doubt, it is a great opportunity for FC Barcelona, which urgently needs to strengthen the left wing of the defense. Grimaldo’s contract expires in 2023 and he can leave for 10-15 million euros next summer.