Gumbau, Barça's surprising new candidate for midfielder

The FC Barcelona finds in the research of options to reinforce his centre of the field to cost zero after his planning for the summer does not allow him go in in big biddings like the ones of Zubimendi or Kimmich. Although Dani Parejo and Oriol Romeu are two first names that have arisen like possible incorporations 'low cost', in the last hours also has arisen the striking alternative of Gerard Gumbau.

The Catalan midfield player will remain free of his agreement with the Elche this next Friday and in front of this stage the Barça considers his return, as it aims 'Sport', when being a signing 'free' and with a really low wage. Besides, Gumbau knows well the Barcelona system because of his stage in the filial and first team culé between 2014 and 2017.

The Barça is beginning to value all the possible options

The footballer has a profile of game asociativo, what would allow him adapt quickly to the demands of Xavi Hernández, the one who clearly is studying profiles very similar to the of Sergio Busquets. For the trainer egarense seems to weigh much more find a pivote with similarities to the '5' Barcelona, less oriented to what is the current football but yes with the necessary understanding to be the balance of the team.

With Parejo already descartado, Brozovic in the air and Romeu like option more real, although no free, the possibility of fichar to Gumbau arises like a species of plan C in case that the negotiations with the others players do not arrive to good port. The mediocampista left-handed is a polyvalent player, able to act so much in defensive works like offensives, although certainly it does not have a wide experience in the elite.

A career that has not consolidated in First Division

The footballer of 28 years fichó by the filial of the Barça the season 2014-15 and debuted with the first team on 15 January 2015 in an Elche-Barça (0-4) of Glass of the King with Luis Enrique in the Barcelona bench. In the following course, also with the Asturian technician, ranged in eight parties, all like acting except the one of Glass in the field of the Villanovense, accumulating a total of 237 minutes for afterwards go out in 2017 with destination to the Leganés from where returned to the Girona, club that formed it, for fichar by the Elche in 2021