According to the journalist Miguel Sanz from Sport newspaperthe benfica is willing to give in this winter transfer market to Alex Grimaldo to the FC Barcelona, but with a mandatory purchase option in January. An operation that could make it easier for the Barça team to incorporate a left back at this time.
The team led by Xavi Hernández urgently needs to reinforce the left side due to the weak level that Jordi Alba has shown in recent seasons, as Balde is still too young to be a starter in this team. The main objective to arrive was Nicolás Tagliafico, but everything seems to indicate that the operation has been complicated and that everything points to Grimaldo being the new objective for this period.
Miguel Sanz confirms that Benfica is interested in three players from the FC Barcelona squad so that he can form part of the Grimaldo operation during this period. The players are the following:
-Oscar Mingueza: He does not finish performing at FC Barcelona, but there is no doubt that he is a young defender with a lot of talent and the ability to play both central and lateral.
-Rigui Puig: The young talent hasn’t finished winning his place in Xavi’s team, so he would welcome an exit to be able to finish training in the elite.
-Alejandro Balde: The youth squad is not an option for Xavi and it is a reality. And with the arrival of another full-back he would lose his place in the rotation, so an exit doesn’t seem like a bad idea.
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