Mark Alonso He is the player chosen to reinforce the left-back position. Xavi has not tired of repeating in recent weeks that he wants to have all positions bent and that demarcation is the one that ‘takes’ the most in this sense because it only has Jordi Alba who is playing practically everything. The second option is Balde, a subsidiary player, but the youth squad has hardly had any minutes since the new coach arrived.
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Agreement with the player
The Sports Department is considering several names, but the first on the list is Marcos Alonso. Nevertheless, your hiring will not be easy. With the footballer there will be no problem. The two parties have already spoken and although nothing has been signed, it can be said that there is an agreement. Marcos wants to come to Barcelona and the conditions offered satisfy his expectations. Some expectations that are not very high due to the desire to leave Chelsea and return to Spain.
It’s time to negotiate
The problem is, as in the case of Azpilicueta, whom the Barça club wants to reinforce the right wing, it is Chelsea. The footballer is going to ask to leave the English club because he still has a year left on his contract and the price of the transfer must be negotiated. Marcos Alonso has been at Stamford Bridge for six years and at 31 years of age he wants a change of scenery and he will let the new Board see it that way.
This is one of the problems. It remains to be seen what the intentions of the new owners and if they are for the task of providing facilities for those who want to leave, the same case as Azpilicueta, or on the contrary they are strong and want to get good money for them. In the case of Marcos Alonso, the market price is above the 15 millionbless transfer market.
The price of Barcelona
Barcelona, however, do not want to pay so much money. The idea of him will be among the 5 and 10 million at most, which is what they calculate could be spent on one side. This is another of the problems for the Catalan entity that does not know exactly how much money they have until players leave and the agreement with CVC that would provide financing to the club is not signed.
Other options
The Barça Sports Directorate has scoured the market in search of left-backs who can come and compete with Jordi Alba. There has been talk of Gay, Grimaldo, Tagliafico or Galn, but at this moment the number one option is still that of Marcos Alonso. Other teams like Real Madrid or Atlético could also be interested in him.
