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XAVI'S REQUEST TO BARÇA

Fresneda or Cancelo? Xavi's position on Barça's 'lateral operation'

Published:31/07/2023 - 18:08h

Updated:31/07/2023 - 21:36h

Reinforcing the right side has become the great priority of FC Barcelona for the last stretch of the transfer market. Xavi Hernández has already conveyed his position to the club and asks for more 'patience'

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When it concretise the sale of Ousmane Dembélé to the Paris Saint-Germain, the FC Barcelona will try to reinforce his right side. In the last hours has desvelado that from the club have intensified the efforts to do with the services of Iván Fresneda, promising defender of the Valladolid whose clause of exit is of 20 million euros. It is a player that likes a lot to the sportive direction, but is not the priority.

However, they have done the first offer by eight million fixed euros more variable, that possibly reach the 10 'kilos' between everything. There is not formal answer of the pucelanos, but yes has 'destapado' that Xavi Hernández would have asked to the leaders that ralenticen the operation to explore if there are real options of fichar to Joao Cancel this summer, put he is the first option of the trainer to reinforce the band.

Joao Cancel keeps on being the priority

Of agreement to an information of the journalist Javier Miguel, the one of Terrassa has asked to the Barça has asked to postpone the signing of the Madrilenian player. It is expecting of the descenlace definite of the 'case Dembélé' and his imminent sale to the Paris Saint-Germain, put still desconoce how much ingresará the Barça by his exit. Until then, Xavi prefers that it do not concretise another movement in the market of signings. Once they know the mount real, will define if there are options or no that I Cancel recale in the City Condal. If it is not like this, it would give the seen well definite to Fresneda.

It is worth it to remember that, during the night of the Sunday, Fabrizio Romano, specialist in the market of signings, also had confirmed that the priority is the player of the Manchester City. However, the big problem will be the negotiation with the English and the possible available price, that desconoce. Already they wanted that the Bayern of Munich credited 70 million euros, but denied . Diverse informations signal that the mount could rondar the 50 'kilos' this summer.

The wrap with Joao Cancel

In principle, this figure is inasumible for the Barça, but in case to achieve green light with the 'citizens' also would have to negotiate the wage of the player of 29 years, that during the season that comes will rise to the 15 'kilos'. They would have to convince him to go down his pretences before recale in the City Condal, by what will be a double 'battle' for the Barcelona this summer. With Fresneda, definitely, would have it easier in the economic section.

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