The FC Barcelona, previous to the arrival of Alejandro Balde in the sunset of the campaign 2021/2022, was looking for different alternative to reinforce the left side. Although Jordi Alba still showed a decent level, the combined Barcelona needed freshness and relief generacional, somebody that contributed a distinct dynamics in the left-handed lane.
The Barça posed the signing of Ferland Mendy
In this sense, rumoreó that one of the names considered to reinforce the left side of the Catalan cast was Ferland Mendy, current player of the Real Madrid that arrived to the white club in 2019 pertinent of the Lyon. In front of this, Bojan Krkić father, exmiembro of the FC Barcelona, aseveró in the program 'The Bar of Sique' in the 'Chain BE', the following: "He had a lot of problems of injuries, as it has them now. In Lyon, played of wonder, but when it played, had a lot of interruptions. Therefore, it did not arrive to surrender to tope neither in Lyon, neither in the French Selection."
That does evident in the numbers of the native of Meulan-in-Yvelines in the combined lionés, as from his arrival to the team in 2017 pertinent of the Him Havre AC, disputó 79 parties with three goals and seven assistances, losing eight duels by injury.
It hit the Barça to the no fichar to Ferland Mendy?
The time has showed that the decision of the FC Barcelona was hit, since the French, although had an immediate impact in the Real Madrid, also has suffered numerous injuries from his arrival to the club. Although it is a fast player and technically habilidoso, his propensity to lesionarse has affected his performance and has weakened his defensive consistency.
Up to now, Ferland Mendy has faced 134 meetings with the combined merengue, converting five annotations and offering 10 passes to goal. Nevertheless, it has lost roughly 61 parties with the elastic white (413 days) because of diverse injuries. In spite of this, keeps on being remarkable his contribution in the offensive appearance.
The Barça and the bet by Alejandro Balde
At present, it seems that to the FC Barcelona the played has gone out him of way magistral, as to the no fichar to Ferland Mendy and any another lateral left, the club saw forced to bet by The Masia and rise to Alejandro Balde. From his incursion in the season 2021/2022, the Hispanic-dominican has turned into the natural relief of Jordi Alba and has had a meteoric promotion. Without direct competition, has established like one of the best left sides of the actuality, accumulating 58 duels with a goal and seven passes to goal with the Barcelona T-shirt.