Barça is setting up changes to the defensive line. News website O Jogo has discovered that the club is closely following Spanish full-back Álvaro Carreras, now at Benfica. He is standing out this season in Portugal, to the point of attracting the interest of several big European teams, such as United and Madrid.
Álvaro Carreras is an international with Spain U-21, where, among others, he's played alongside Fermín. The news has reached the Barça player due to their good friendship, and the truth is that he couldn't be happier. He considers him a full-back with a lot of potential and who would fit perfectly into the squad.
At one time, Álvaro Carreras was trained at the Madrid youth academy, but he would be very happy to join Barça. In the Barça dressing room he has great friends, among whom is Fermín, with whom he keeps close contact.
Álvaro Carreras is a player Deco likes a lot and his reports are very good. The idea that the sporting director has is to reinforce the wings with young players, attempting to have them covered for the next ten years without making large financial expenses.
Balde: Farewell to Barça?
Following Florentino Pérez's move to sign Alphonso Davies for free, Bayern has reacted. Its coach, Kompany, is clear: Alejandro Balde is not Davies, but he's one of those who comes closest to him.
Balde has become one of the mainstays of Barça and the Spanish national team in recent years at just 20 years old. And he would be the one chosen by Bayern to replace Davies next season, according to the website Fichajes.net
Bayern Munich will not have an easy task. Balde renewed his contract with FC Barcelona in the summer of 2023 until 2028. His release clause is 1 billion euros.
It is clear that neither Bayern nor anyone else is going to pay 1 billion euros for Balde or anyone else. Barça can hold on to his contract if they want to keep the player.
But can Barça reject an offer of 80 or 100 million for one of its stars? Bayern understands that it cannot.
The hypothetical arrival of Álvaro Carreras would give Barça the opportunity to earn (a lot of) money from the sale of Balde, who wouldn't have a guaranteed place... although everything remains to be seen.