At FC Barcelona, the injury of Marc-André ter Stegen has caused the club's sporting direction to sound the alarm. Why? Despite Iñaki Peña performing at an interesting level, gradually establishing himself as an alternative to consider for the goalkeeper position, various names have started to circulate that Barcelona has been considering to reinforce its goalkeeping department.
Apparently, there is a new name that has emerged on FC Barcelona's agenda with the aim of bringing a quality upgrade to the goalkeeping position. According to 'Sky Germany', Barcelona is evaluating the current situation of the 20-year-old goalkeeper, currently at Werder Bremen, Mio Backhaus, a goalkeeper who was previously of interest to the Blaugrana and whose interest has recently been reignited.
Furthermore, another source, such as transfer specialist journalist Ekrem Konur, mentions that both Barcelona and Brighton, another team interested in acquiring the young goalkeeper, have scouts closely monitoring the German-Japanese roots goalkeeper.
Mio Backhaus, a goalkeeper with a lot of potential seeking regularity in his game
However, despite not having had significant opportunities to start in the goal for Werder Bremen in this 2024-25 season, currently occupied by Michael Zetterer, Backhaus has shown his worth when given the chance to play.
Nevertheless, the native of Mönchengladbach has shown that, when given the opportunity to play minutes, he responds outstandingly. In fact, during the 2023-24 season, while on loan at Volendam in the Eredivisie, what was the result of that fruitful loan spell? Mio Backhaus ended up being the best goalkeeper of the 2023-24 season in the Dutch league, conceding 79 goals in 33 matches (2.39 goals per game), with three clean sheets.
Additionally, the German international in the youth categories (U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19, and U-20) would be to Hansi Flick's liking, so his candidacy might not be dismissed as an option to strengthen the goalkeeping position in the future. His current market value, according to 'Transfermarkt', stands at 2 million euros, and he has a contract until June 30, 2025. If not renewed, he could be an interesting addition from a free agency perspective. Will Barcelona manage to sign him?