Barça sent a 'spy' to Cornellà to see two Villarreal players

It is not a secret for anybody that the sportive direction of the FC Barcelona is very attentive to the alternatives that offers the market of signings of face to reinforce the staff the next year. If the culés have options with the 'fair play' financial, will go out in January in the research of one or two players that that they can improve the team directed by Xavi Hernández. If no, they will expect until the summer.

In the middle of the studies of the staff Barcelona, as it has informed 'Sportive World', the club would have sent a representative to observe the party between the RCD Espanyol and Villarreal of the past Wednesday, which won the picture trained by Quique Setién by the minimum thanks to a goal of own door of Benjamin Lecomte.

The aim of the Barça was to study the party of two footballers of the Villarreal that interest to the sportive direction. It treats of the central Jorge Cuenca and the right-handed side Juan Foyth. The Madrilenian, the one who is an old known for the culés, contested all the party, whereas the Argentinian went in to the terrain of game in the final stretch.

They are two footballers that carry time in the orbit of the club. In the case of the defender, formed part of the Barcelona staff until 2020, when it left precisely to the Villarreal by 2,5 million euros more other four in variables. The Barça saved an option of repurchase by a mount unknown and another 20% of a possible sale to future.

Old known in the Barça

Cuenca formed part of the dynamics of the first team, under the orders of the Dutch Ronald Koeman. It arrived pertinent of the Alcorcón in the season 2017-2018 and debutó in the Glass of Rey, in front of the Cultural Leonese, to finals of October of 2020 with 67 minutes in the victory 0-1. With the exit of Gerard Hammered, could be an alternative to reinforce the defensive saga.

In the case of Juan Foyth, the interest of the Barça in his traspaso is not new, put the club already wanted to him fichar the summer happened to reinforce his right side but, by economic questions, finish desisting of his traspaso. The club, however, would have sent an offer of 20 million euros but abandoned the battle by an injury that suffered.