The sports management of Barça has no rest and has been working for weeks on planning the squad for next season. The team needs important reinforcements to be more competitive and one of the loosest positions at the moment is right back. Héctor Bellerín , signed at the last minute last winter, and Sergi Roberto , renewed for a season
when it seemed he was out of the club, have not convinced, to the point that Xavi Hernández has chosen to place Koundé , or even Araujo , on the right side when he had all his cash available. Barça therefore needs between one and two right-backs, and the first on the list has already been decided
This is Arnau Martínez , from Girona , a player who, at only 19 years old, has already become one of the great revelations of the League, to the point that Luis Enrique has included him in the preliminary list of 55 players for the World Cup from
Qatar Arnau is signing a spectacular season, being key in Míchel ‘s scheme , and he excelled last Sunday at the Santiago Bernabéu, in the match against Real Madrid , in which he managed to neutralize the incursions of Vinícius Júnior .
Born in Premià de Dalt (Maresme), Arnau Martínez began his training in the lower categories of Barça, to follow it at Hospitalet and Girona, where he managed to establish himself
In the Montilivi team, he went through stages until he reached the first team, in which, at only 19 years old, he is already a fixture in Míchel’s scheme. Last season he played 42 games with the first team, being key in promotion, and this season he has already played 9 games, in which he scored 2 goals
Arnau Martínez set in his last renewal a termination clause of 10 million euros if the team played in the First Division, a figure that was reduced by half, 5 million euros, if the Catalan team played in the Liga Adelante. Mateu Alemany
therefore, already knows that he will have to put on the table a figure that is not too high , 10 million, to strengthen the right-back with a young player with a splendid future in front who, moreover, is cool declared “I’ve been with Barça since I was a child and playing there is a dream,” he said in the program Què t’hi jugues! , from Cadena Ser
Dalot, the other reinforcement for the right side
Arnau will not be the only right-back to land at the Camp Nou, since if Barça do without Sergi Roberto and Bellerín, they would need one more player for the position. The idea was to sign Joao Cancelo , from Manchester City , who until recently wanted to change his mind
The Portuguese was not comfortable, neither in the city nor at the club, which caused Jorge Mendes, his representative, to offer him to Barça
“I needed a period to adapt, but now I’m much more integrated here. And I hope to stay many more years at Manchester City because this is where I feel good,” said Cancelo, closing the options of changing clubs
The other option is Diogo Dalot , the Manchester United winger whose contract ends on June 30 and who has already decided to leave Old Trafford. Barça aim to bring his arrival forward for this winter market, paying a low amount of money, but if United refuse they will wait until July 1, when the Portuguese will become a free agent
