Barcelona are but to make it official, however to all intents and functions, it seems they’ve wrapped up a second signing of the summer time within the form of ahead Marcus Rashford. The Manchester United man is because of be offered this week, after agreeing a mortgage take care of a €35m possibility to purchase.
Rashford arrives after Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia had his €25m launch clause activated. The Blaugrana signed the shot-stopper as a tactical transfer so as to resolve their long-term future on the place, whereas a left-sided ahead equivalent to Rashford was recognized as the principle precedence for the summer time switch window. Now supervisor Hansi Flick has his eyes set on a 3rd addition.
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Hansi Flick desires a defender
Based on Sport, Flick want to spherical out their summer time enterprise with a full-back that may present some high quality within the ultimate third. Though any transfer hinges in no small half on gross sales and with the ability to embrace their €100m VIP seats lease of their accounts, that might be the following transfer.
The German coach would prioritise a left-sided recruitment at full-back first too, with Alejandro Grimaldo in pole place. He may compete with Alejandro Balde, with a watch on Jofre Torrents as the following prospect on the place.
Proper-back place has slid down precedence checklist
Within the months of February, March and April, the right-back spot was cited as Barcelona’s high precedence for the summer time, however now not. If Barcelona have been to go for a right-back, then Inter’s Denzel Dumfries could be the clear precedence, having impressed the teaching and recruitment workers. The Dutchman has a €25m launch clause that expires on the finish of the month.
Even so, Fabrizio Romano studies that Barcelona now consider they’re ‘well-covered’ at right-back, as talks proceed over a brand new deal for Jules Kounde. It seems that Eric Garcia’s type within the ultimate weeks of the season at right-back have satisfied the membership he can do a job there if wanted. Teenager Hector Fort is one other various.