Left wing is a place that Barcelona try to deal with in the summertime, having failed to take action through the 2024 summer season switch window. Nico Williams was the principle goal for the Catalans, however he ended up rejecting a transfer in favour of remaining at Athletic Membership for no less than yet another season.
Barcelona will strive once more to signal a left winger, though Williams is just not anticipated to be on their checklist this time round – as an alternative, Liverpool’s Luis Diaz is the popular candidate of sporting director Deco, who might be decided to get a signing over the road.
Nonetheless, Deco may have gotten the job accomplished final summer season even with out Williams being a consideration. That’s as a result of Barcelona had been provided the possibility to signal Want Doue when he was nonetheless at Stade Rennais, as Sport have revealed.
Barcelona are stated to have significantly thought of signing Doue final summer season, with Deco having had good reviews on the participant. The 19-year-old was deemed to have a “Barca profile”, which noticed him as a left-footed participant who unbalances at each ends, very offensive, explosive and spectacular.
Doue was provided to Barcelona across the similar time as their pursuit of Williams reached its climax, however in the long run, a deal was deemed to be inconceivable due to monetary causes, and finally, {the teenager} would go away Rennes to affix fellow Ligue 1 aspect Paris Saint-Germain, the place he has thrived regardless of not being a daily starter for head coach Luis Enrique.
Had Doue remained at Rennes till this summer season, Barcelona may have had an opportunity to signal him, with their monetary scenario seemingly barely higher now in comparison with 2024. Nonetheless, it’s not to be, they usually may even come up in opposition to him on this season’s Champions League closing on the finish of Might, ought to they and PSG get there.