Barcelona are reported to have compiled an inventory of three potential targets to handle a scarcity at right-back this season, in addition to monitoring choices on the left.
The primary-team squad lacks a pure right-back, having seen Joao Cancelo go away on the finish of final season when his mortgage from Manchester Metropolis completed. Jules Kounde has been the starter there for a while however was initially signed from Sevilla to be a central defender.
Barca Atletic pair Gerard Martin and Hector Fort have helped plug gaps on both aspect this season.
The membership are nonetheless not anticipated to recruit within the upcoming January switch window, as a substitute utilizing the reported imminent return to 1:1 spending to safe important registrations for Dani Olmo and Pau Victor within the second half of the season, in addition to log off contract renewals for Gavi and Pedri.
However SPORT notes that plans are already being made for the summer time and defensive reinforcement.
Almeria’s Marc Pubill is claimed to be nonetheless be of curiosity after showing on the radar forward of this season. The 21-year-old, who received an Olympic gold medal with Spain in the course of the summer time, hails from Catalonia and has beforehand frolicked at Levante and Espanyol.
Former goal Ivan Fresneda might not be again on the radar simply but, having been tied up with an €80m launch clause when he joined Sporting CP from Actual Valladolid in 2023. However there may be Devyne Rensch at Ajax, on track to grow to be a free agent on the finish of the season.
Monaco’s Vanderson is once more linked, the Brazilian having impressed over the previous couple of seasons as a extra all-action attacking right-back in comparison with Kounde. Deco beforehand really useful Vanderson to Barca in his former position as an adviser to president Joan Laporta.
Barca are believed to have scouted Vanderson when the golf equipment met within the Champions League in September, in addition to Monaco left-back Caio Henrique.
Henrique is an choice for the Catalans on the left flank, together with his expertise on the age of 27 complementary to Alejandro Balde on that aspect. There may be even discuss of beginning with a mortgage that turns right into a everlasting deal later down the road.
Actual Madrid-linked Alphonso Davies can be of curiosity however is predicted to command a prohibitive signing charge that may nonetheless have to be paid even when a switch charge is not obligatory. Barca are ruling out Nicolas Tagliafico based mostly on the truth that he’ll flip 33 at the beginning of subsequent season.
Shut monitoring of Alex Valle, on mortgage from Barcelona at Celtic, can be being undertaken.
