It’s not been the easiest of few weeks for Barcelona, although that was somewhat alleviated on Monday night when they defeated Real Sociedad 2-0 to go back into second place in the La Liga table.
It’s almost certain that Alejandro Balde will not play again for Barcelona this season, having suffered a serious hamstring injury whilst playing against Athletic Club in January.
Matteo Moretto gives Football España exclusive information on the latest deals dominating the papers in Spain, as revealed in the Daily Briefing. Bayern are still trying to renew him, and that is their intention, Real Madrid are interested, Premier League sides are interested, but Real Madrid are paying very close attention to him right now.
Barcelona are likely to try and cash in on one or two of their assets this summer, with plenty of talk surrounding the futures of Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong.
Barcelona are making decisions on who to go for in the upcoming transfer window, both on the pitch and on the bench, and it appears that one of those calls will benefit Atletico Madrid and Villarreal.
Barcelona will be forced into sales this summer in order to be able to get back within their salary limit, and from their perspective, make some moves in the transfer market.
Barcelona are expected to push for a signing before the winter transfer window closes later this week. Reports suggest that there is enough margin for someone to arrive, given that Alejandro Balde’s wage can be freed up as he is out of the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his injured hamstring.
Barcelona are still looking at their options in the transfer market with just three days to go, but are fast running out of time and ideas. Manager Xavi Hernandez announced his decision on Saturday night to leave the club in the summer, which has filled the headlines.
Barcelona might have lost to Villarreal over the weekend, and lost Xavi Hernandez in the process, but they are not giving up on the season. It may well be that the Blaugrana fear they could miss out on Champions League football if things continue to spiral, but either way, they are working to bring in a defender.
In an attempt to replace the injured Alejandro Balde, Barcelona are considering a late move for Sergio Gomez, the unwanted Manchester City left-back. Fichajes claims that Barcelona are prepared to bring in a late addition to take Alejandro Balde’s position in the lineup due to injury.
With the winter transfer window closing next week, clubs will now be on overdrive looking to finalise their squads for the second half of the season. Barcelona are hoping to make one more signing, although their chances of doing so have been very low because of their ongoing financial woes.
Alejandro Balde has become the second Barcelona player, after Gavi, to (almost certainly) miss the rest of the season. The 19-year-old was forced off with a hamstring injury against Athletic Club on Wednesday, and subsequent medical tests have shown that it is much worse than first feared.
Barcelona are dealing with the fact that they likely will not have a natural left-back available until March, but there is some good news on the injury front.
FC Barcelona‘s promising talent, Alejandro Balde, is confronting a significant setback in his career after sustaining a serious hamstring injury during the Copa del Rey quarter-final clash against Athletic Club, reported by GOAL.
Barcelona have been hit by a heavy injury blow suffered by Alejandro Balde. The wing-back was forced off during the Copa del Rey quarterfinal defeat at Athletic Bilbao.
After a terrible start, which saw them go 1-0 down inside a minute and lose Alejandro Balde to injury, Barcelona have now hit back in their Copa del Rey quarter-final clash with Athletic Club at San Mames.
Barcelona progressed to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey by winning 3-1 away at third-tier side Unionistas de Salamanca on Thursday. This was Barca's first game since being thrashed 4-1 by Real Madrid in the final of the Supercopa de Espana last week.
It’s 3-1 Barcelona and probably game over in this Copa Del Rey tie. Unionistas Salamanca put up a great fight and took the lead, but in the end Barcelona’s strong side has made the difference. Alejandro Balde has added his side’s third from left back.
Barcelona have been relying on their production line from La Masia more so than usual in recent seasons, and while it has been good to them with the likes of Gavi and Alejandro Balde, the Blaugrana will need to delve into their academy in the coming years too.
Barcelona full-back Alejandro Balde could be heading to Chelsea in the coming weeks. The Blues are in the market for a left-back, per Sport in Spain, as manager Maurucio Pochettino is unhappy with his current options.
Chelsea are reportedly showing an interest in the potential transfer of Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde, with his agent Jorge Mendes seemingly informing the Catalan giants of some openness to discussing a move.
Barcelona wing-back Alejandro Balde has avoided serious injury after breaking down against Scotland yesterday. Balde featured in Spain's Euros qualifying win, but was substituted at halftime and eventually released back to Barca this morning.
Alejandro Balde is returning to Barcelona after being injured with Spain. The Barca wing-back was forced off at halftime of La Roja's Euros qualifying win against Scotland last night.
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Alejandro Balde is delighted with his new deal at Barcelona. The Spain wing-back has penned a contract to 2028 and held his signing ceremony today. Balde said, I've been at the club for thirteen years now and all I have are good memories.
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