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Alejandro Balde, FC Barcelona player

BOTH PLAYERS SHARE AN AGENT

Balde would have the key to bringing the arrival of Rúben Neves closer to Barça

Published:26/12/2022 - 17:34h

Updated:26/12/2022 - 17:34h

Rúben Neves has been presented as one of the candidates to replace Busquets at Barça. Although there are doubts in the club about his signing, the renewal of Alejandro Balde could bring positions between the two parties closer

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The stage of Sergio Busquets in the FC Barcelona could be coming to an end. After 15 seasons in which it has contested, up to now, 685 parties and has written his name in letters 'golden' inside the history of the club, the captain would abandon the one who has been his house during all his sportive career to test new challenges to his 34 years. With a year of remaining agreement, 'Busi' would opt for going out like free agent and in the MLS already have touched his door, by what all seems to have a clear end.

For this reason, in the offices of the Spotify Camp Nou already think in the possible reemplazantes of the of Badía and Rúben Neves is one of the names that more has sounded in Can Barça to occupy the place that would leave the captain. The Portuguese has been in the diary of the Barcelona institution from does long and these study the possibility to go back to the 'load' by his contracting during the next window estival to do with the 'witness' that will leave the legendary midfield player.

Nevertheless, in the club, headed by Xavi, do not finish to be convinced with the contracting of the luso. Far to be an economic problem, since the signing is 'accessible', the doubts yacen in the sportive lace of the mediocentro. In spite of this, Alejandro Balde could 'desatascar' the signing of Neves by the Barça. The entity culé and the footballer have very 'encarrilada' the renewal of the agreement of the canterano, whose current bond expires in 2024 but is prompt to extend .

In the half of the negotiations for the enlargement of the side, the name of Rúben has gone out to the table, as it has informed the newspaper 'MARK'. Both players share to Jorge Mendes like representative, and the relation between Laporta and the agent could not be better. By this reason, the contacts by Balde are serving for tantear the signing of the Portuguese. In the club no descartan his incorporation in spite of the existent doubts around his disembarkment and have taken advantage of the conversations with Mendes to know the intentions and ambitions of the mediocentro.

Xavi has the last word

Further of all this, Xavi Hernández will take the final decision in the arrival of the substitute of Busquets. In this sense, is Martín Zubimendi the one who more likes to the egarense to exert like pivote in his team. The player of the Real Sociedad is the option preferred of the trainer culé, that sees more to Neves like interior that in the centre of the medullary. The problem is the price of his operation, since the donostiarra has agreement until 2027 with the 'txuri-urdin' and is priced in 60 'kilos', whereas the traspaso of Rúben would be much more affordable.

The Barça, without hastes

However, in the City Condal still there is not at all decided. The Catalan institution does not want to precipitate in a very important decision for the future of the team and there are not hastes because the presence of Frenkie of Jong represents a 'balsam' for the entity. In Can Barça consider that the Dutch is a clear alternative to 'Busi', reason whereby the arrival of the new mediocentro is being studied painstakingly. In the meantime, in the dispatches blaugranas do not close any door and will follow taking advantage of the negotiations by Balde to work the 'option Neves'.