Barcelona will consider their full-back positions as one of their priorities to strengthen their team in the summer, but it seems that they will watch the club outside the La Masia Academy to do this. Hector Fort and Gerard Martin are currently the alternatives of Hansi Flick for Alejandro Bald and Jules Kounde, but it is unlikely that Alex Valle will return in the summer.
The 20-year-old was considered high in the club last season and was expected to be in the pecking order after a loan period at Levante this season for Martin. With Flick unable to guarantee him playing time, however, Valle opted for a new loan movement, this time to Celtic. Under Brendan Rodgers he played 19 games and gave five assists, but with the Bhoys who made movements to bring Kieran Tierney back to the club, he made another switch in January and joined Como in Italy.
According to Sport, the side of CESC Fabregas is planning to operate the purchase option that they have inserted in the Loan Agreement of Valle. Although they also tried to move to Eric Garcia in January, they were rejected with a rejection, but Valle would accept a permanent step to the Serie A if it was on the table. Barcelona assumes that a sale will be completed in the summer, and although the figure has been put less in stone, they will give the green light for a movement that reaches around € 8 million for Valle. Como has reportedly made the decision to sign Valle in the summer.
Since he arrived in Lombardy, Valle has started all six of Como's Games on the left, including victories over Fiorentina and Napoli. It was thought that Barcelona might try to retain Valle as an alternative to Balde next season, but they have given a new deal to Martin, who is now bound to the club until 2028.
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