Barça's options if it considered signing a goalkeeper to compete with Iñaki Peña

The FC Barcelona will have to face the rest of 2023 and the first weeks of 2024 without his guardameta headline, Marc-André ter Stegen. After several weeks trying recover of problems of back, the German goalkeeper finally will have to subject to a surgery to correct this problem. According to sources, expects that the germano was out of the fields between two and three months.

In front of this situation, in the City Condal seems to be generating a small debate about the role of the goalkeepers culés. Nevertheless, the focus is not so much in the headline, since Iñaki Crag seems to be the indicated to occupy the goal of the Barcelona. The Alicante has showed that is to the height of the circumstances with flawless performances in front of the Port wine and the Athletic of Madrid, leaving in clear his talent and winning fully the confidence of the Barcelona picture.

Why it arises the debate in the Barcelona goal?

The debate centres in the decisions that the Catalan club can take with regard to the place of second guardameta of the team. At present, the available alternatives are players of the inferior divisions: Ander Astralaga (19) and Diego Kochen (17). Both are promising youngsters, but lack experience in the football of elite, although this would not be an obstacle so that the club bet by them. However, the Barça also could be considering look for in the market an option of greater hierarchy to occupy the place of second goalkeeper and offer a healthy competition to the '13' culé.

It is necessary to take into account that, in case that the combined blaugrana decide to make this movement, has to be an option 'low cost', because of the economic situation of the club. Aunado To this, the cancerbero selected will have to be had to accept initially the paper of acting and assume that, eventualmente, would happen to occupy the place of third archer (second in the best of the cases) when Ter Stegen return.

David of Gea: free Agent

One of the most striking options, although complex to assume, could be the one of David of Gea. The Madrilenian, after culminating his go through the Manchester United (545 parties), has not found team for this stage of the season. His experience like guardameta in LaLiga with the Athletic of Madrid (84 duels) and in the selection of Spain (45 meetings) positions him like a big option.

Nevertheless, other clubs like the Inter Miami, the Real Betis and the Newcastle also are interested in him and apparently can offer him a more stood out paper that the one who probably offer him in the Barça. Besides, economically it would be a little viable transaction because of his high caché. It is necessary to remember that Of Gea enjoys of a value of market of eight million euros and, probably, his wage would not fit in the looked for by the Barcelona cast.

Sergio Asenjo: free Agent

Another variant could be Sergio Asenjo, the one who also finds in freedom after terminating his agreement with the Real Valladolid. The one of Palencia has a wide experience in clubs of LaLiga, after his steps by the Villarreal CF (257 crosses), Real Valladolid (61), Athletic of Madrid (41) and Málaga (6) and seem to be a goalkeeper that could adapt to the requests of the club like variant of Iñaki Crag.

Besides, Asenjo becomes a more viable option from the economic point of view, since his value of market becomes of 700.000 euros. However, the problem with the guardameta palentino roots in evaluating his physical state, because it has suffered several injuries in both knees.