Barcelona, Spain — FC Barcelona don dey focus on Champions League and LaLiga after dem win Copa del Rey against Real Madrid (3-2) for La Cartuja Stadium for Sevilla. Even though di club never start to plan for new signings dis coming season, reports from Germany, especially Sky Sport, don link Alejandro Grimaldo (29 years) with di blaugrana.
According to di report, Deco, di sporting director, dey highly rate di Spanish left-back, wey dey valued between €30 million and €40 million and get contract wey go last till 2027. Even as dem get agreement with di Bayer Leverkusen board, dis fit allow Grimaldo to return to him old club where e grow.
Grimaldo wear di Barça jersey for eight years, from 2009 to 2016, before e join Benfica. Dis season, e don score 4 goals and provide 11 assists in all competitions, and him don prove to be one of di most in-form players in recent years due to him powerful strike and technical quality for di final third.
However, Barcelona dey more interested in finding backup for Jules Koundé for di right-back position. For di left side, di club dey trust Alejandro Balde well well, and dem get up to four reliable backups: Gerard Martín, Héctor Fort, Álex Valle (wey dey on loan for Como), and di rising star Jofre Torrents from Barça Atlètic.
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