Bolavip US https://bolavip.com/en EN Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:57:07 -0400 Bolavip US https://assets.bolavip.com/bus/logos/bolavip-square.png https://bolavip.com/en https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/barcelona-xavi-would-have-a-plan-b-in-case-of-failure-to-sign-marcos-alonso-20220611-0010.html Barcelona: Xavi would have a plan B in case of failure to sign Marcos Alonso Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:39:39 -0400 Since the end of the season, Barcelonaofficials, Joan Laporta and Xavi Hernandez have been working to put the club in order and assemble a first-class team. The Cules will begin their pre-season on July 4.

They will have twelve days of training before traveling to the United States where they will face Inter Miami CF and the NY Red Bulls and then participate in the Soccer Champions Tour. But Xavi intends to start the preseason with new signings.

Although not officially confirmed, Barcelona have already signed Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie, both of whom will arrive at zero cost. However, club officials are working to sign Robert Lewandowski and fulfill Xavi’s requests. The coach wants to reinforce the defense, and the club is negotiating with Marcos Alonso, but if they fail to sign him, Xavi would have a plan B in mind.

Xavi’s plan B if failed to sign Marcos Alonso

Barcelona haveadvanced negotiations with Marcos Alonso. He is the preferred player, for sporting and economic reasons, and the azulgrana club are convinced that Chelseawill not put many obstacles to reaching an agreement.

However, Blues officials are expected to have a meeting with the 31-year-old and there everything can change. That is why Xavi’s plan B would be to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko. The Ukrainian, whose contract expires in June 2024, has never been an indispensable player for Pep Guardiola, and it is believed that both the club and the player would welcome a change of team.

In the 2021-2022 season, Zinchenko made 28 of a possible 57 appearances and did not score goals for Manchester City. According to rumors, West Ham and Arsenalwould also be interested in signing him. In addition, according to Transfermark, the 25-year-old is valued at 25,000,000 euros.

]]> https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/no-it-s-not-marcos-alonso-nor-christensen-chelsea-player-to-sign-for-barcelona-20220507-0010.html No, it's not Marcos Alonso nor Christensen: Chelsea player to sign for Barcelona Sat, 07 May 2022 13:14:17 -0400 On October 8, 2021, Barcelona hired Xavi Hernandez as its new coach. The Spaniard was chosen to rebuild the Culé team and assemble a team without stars. The team’s performance showed up during the season, but at times it was noticeable that Barcelona lacked players of hierarchy.

Barcelona knows that if it wants to become a strong team again, it must have players with great potential in its squad. “Barcelona must have two high-level players per position”, said Xavi. Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff, members of Barcelona’s Sporting Directorate andJoan Laporta, Barcelona’s president, are working to fulfill Xavi’s wishes to form a top-level team. Changes are expected to be made in the summer with several players that may leave the club and others that may arrive.

However, for there to be new signings, Barça have to free up places in the squad. The candidates to leave the club are Clément Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti, Óscar Mingueza, Sergiño Dest, Riqui Puig, and Martin Braithwaite, as well as loan signings Philippe Coutinho, Miralem Pjanić, Francisco Trincão, and Álex Collado. Barcelona have already signed two players that will arrive at zero cost, they are Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie. And everything seems to indicate that The Culés have already secured its third signing.

Barcelona’s Cesar Azpilicueta new player

Chelsea are going through a period of change. With a new owner, things are expected to change at the club. In addition, many players will leave Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger and Christensen will leave, but they will not be the only ones. Cesar Azpilicueta intends to leave Chelsea and Barcelona are his chosen destination.

According to As, the defender has already agreed a deal with The Cules for the next two seasons with an option for a further year and a salary of 13 million euros gross for each season, including a free signing bonus.

While Chelsea was up for sale, the board triggered the unilateral option to extend Azpilicueta’s contract, which was due to expire in June. Now that the club has been sold to the ownership group headed by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjoerg Wyss, Azpilicueta would be entitled to arrange a new contractual condition, where it is expected to not renew his contract and join Barcelona.

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