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Barça is forced to find cheap signings to be able to strengthen the squad. The delicate economic situation means that they cannot think of making large expenditures to be able to bring world stars, and that they have to settle for players of a lower level, but who do fit within the financial limitations that exist. For this reason, Joan Laporta has two ‘low cost’ additions very advanced.
The first of them is that of Oriol Romeu , who can take the place since he has left Sergio Busquets free . After more than a decade, the ex- Chelsea and Southampton man can return to the Camp Nou to fulfill his childhood dream, which is to succeed wearing the Barça shirt.
Something he couldn’t do in the past, despite the fact that Pep Guardiola gave him the opportunity to debut in the first team, when he had a club card.
For a long time he was considered one of the great promises of La Masía, but without consolidating himself in the elite, which caused him to leave for the Premier League. Now, at the age of 31, and after a superb campaign in the ranks of Girona, where he has been one of the main reasons why they have finished at the top of the classification in La Liga Santander, Mateu Alemany intends to sign it
It would have a very reasonable cost, of around five million euros, which has made Barça opt for him to fill the defensive pivot position, after verifying that Martín Zubimendi and Joshua Kimmich were impossible.
And to put an end to the problems that accumulate in the right-back, they have thought of Iván Fresneda, one of the revelations of the last year in European football, who has managed to attract the attention of major clubs on the continent.
Even so , the reality is that the 18-year-old defender is still far from being one of the best on the planet in his position , but the high price of Joao Cancelo, Lutsharel Geertruida or Juan Foyth has caused them to want to take him out of Valladolid .
Fresneda has a termination clause of 20 ‘kilos’
In order to acquire the services of the Spanish under-19 international, Barça will have to pay the 20 kilos termination clause that appears in his contract, a considerably lower figure than the 35 they demanded from Pucela in January. However, the relegation to La Liga SmartBank means that you can leave cheaper.
Fresneda and Romeu will be under Xavi’s orders, something that demonstrates the stark reality: right now, they do not aspire to make significant payments.
Source: El Nacional
