Barcelona have been criticised for his or her potential to herald cash within the switch market in recent times, with quite a few gamers leaving on a budget, in keeping with the notion. It appears to be like as if one other of their La Masia abilities will exit with out serving to them a lot with their wage restrict woes this summer season.
The exit of goalkeeper Inaki Pena has been assumed for a while. In January, Director of Soccer Deco opened talks along with his camp over a brand new deal, as a reward for his performances following an harm to Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Nonetheless Hansi Flick’s choice to make Wojciech Szczesny the quantity onee halted negotiations, and now Pena seems to have determined to depart this summer season. With Szczesny and ter Stegen forward of him within the pecking order, Pena’s alternatives might be restricted.
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The likes of Actual Betis, Celta Vigo and former mortgage membership Galatasaray have all taken an curiosity in Pena, who’s out of contract in 2026. Whereas he was all the time prone to be obtainable at a cut-price deal, Sport say that Barcelona have given up hope of receiving a switch charge for Pena, and can permit him to go totally free in the summertime.
Whereas Pena’s state of affairs is hard, the direct comparability, as ever is with Actual Madrid. Los Blancos have been in the same state of affairs with Andriy Lunin, and managed to steer him to signal a brand new five-year cope with the membership, regardless of being conscious that he would seemingly depart this summer season for contemporary alternatives. Los Blancos at the moment are hoping to obtain someplace above €20m for the Ukrainian, who is identical age as Pena.
Though Lunin’s cachet is clearly increased after a robust run final season in La Liga and the Champions League, Pena himself got here up with extremely spectacular saves in opposition to Actual Madrid within the earlier two Clasicos.