Looking ahead to the winter market, Barça is looking to continue strengthening its squad, and the fact is that there are several positions that the club needs to shield in order to continue with the reconstruction that began last summer with the signings of Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde , Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso, Héctor Bellerín, Franck Kessie and Raphinha. So, one of the priority positions to strengthen is right -back , a position that is currently covered by Sergi Roberto and Héctor Bellerín
Xavi Hernández ‘s favorite player to cover the right-back position is Juan Foyth, an Argentinian player from Villarreal who is now competing in the World Cup in Qatar with Argentina. The Barça coach already asked for the player in the summer, but it was not possible to carry out the operation as he had already made too many financial efforts, and now the Egaren coach wants to return to the charge for the Vila-real player
Last August 28, the termination clause of Juan Foyth went from 42 million euros to 54.6 million euros , representing a big increase from one moment to another. With this increase in the termination clause and with a contract until 2026, Villarreal has the right -back well shielded against the interest of any team that wants to sign him, and therefore, the operation for a club with economic problems like Barça is very complex
In order to move forward with the operation, the club has already contacted the player’s agent, Daniel Bolotnicoff , who was also the representative of Juan Román Riquelme , ex-Barça player and Boca Juniors legend. Xavi Hernández continues to insist on bringing the Argentine full-back, so one of the ways to achieve this is to negotiate with the player’s agent. The operation is complicated due to Villarreal’s shielding, but Joan Laporta and his board of directors are confident of being able to convince the player and Villarreal
In the event that Barça cannot undertake the operation due to the high figure of the Argentine player’s termination clause, there are several alternatives on the market that would be more economical for the club and which, in any case, are good options for cover the right back position. The options are Diogo Dalot , Manchester United player, Thomas Meunier , Borussia Dortmund player, and Arnau Martínez , Girona player
The case of Diogo Dalot is the most desirable, as the Portuguese player is 23 years old and his contract with Manchester United ends in June 2023, so he is a young and very cheap player. As for Thomas Meunier, the player’s contract ends in 2024 and he is 31 years old, and that is why he would be an option for now and without taking into account the long term, and as for Arnau Martínez, the Catalan player from Girona has a contract until 2025 and would be the most long-term option. In addition, his termination clause of only 10 million euros and the good relations between Barça and Girona could facilitate this operation
