Barcelona was very quiet during the winter transfer window, although not because of the lack of trying. They tried to sign, but it was not possible because a departure was first needed – they tried to move on Ansu Fati to get Marcus Rashford, but the first strived to stay despite not being calculated by head coach Hansi Flick.
There were a few operations that the club did, albeit for youth players. In the last days of the transfer window, Barcelona confirmed that they had agreed a deal with Al-STihad for the sale of Unai Hernandez, who was a captain of Barca Atletic. As part of that, they received € 4.5 million for a player who did not quickly seem to be in the first team, given that Dani Olmo, Gavi, Pedri, Fermin Lopez and Pablo Torre were all for him.
Although it was a scheme that was logical at first sight, it is one that was not welcomed by various members of the club's board of directors. As reported by Cadena Ser, there are people who believe that Barcelona should have occurred earlier to agree to a new contract with Hernandez, whose deal would expire in the next 18 months before his exit.
Hernandez was generally recognized from Can Barca are one of the best players in the B team. During the first half of the season he had achieved nine goals for the wrestling first Federation side, although these efforts were ultimately not rewarded with a chance in the first team.
It is still to be seen whether Barcelona is sorry about the situation of Hernandez. He will hope to develop during his time in Saudi Aarabia, and a return to Europe in the future seems inevitable, although back in Catalonia is difficult to become a reality.
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