Barcelona seems to be hunting for a new goalkeeper this summer, despite reports in recent months that they would stay at Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Wojciech Szczesny next season. The German keeper is their captain, but it seems that the Blaugrana is not convinced that he still has the necessary level at the age of 33, from a third knee operation.
In the past few days, all the transfer interviews in Barcelona have surrounded the goalkeeper Joan Garcia of Espanyol, reportedly with the Blaugrana prepared to activate his release clause of € 25 million. There are doubts about their ability to convince him to cross the gap in Catalonia.
With that in mind, it seems that Barcelona also evaluates other options. Earlier it was framed as if the Garcia and Rapid Rise release clause was a chance that was too good to miss, but it seems that they really have doubts about the number one place next season. La Portera de Nunez informs that Barcelona has had contact with Brighton about goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and his availability.
This has been confirmed by FootmerCato, who say that the Blaugrana wants to find the conditions of a potential deal for Verbruggen, the current Dutch number one.
Verbruggen is previously linked to Barcelona, ​​as one of the options on their shortlist. Previously, Mio Backhaus and Diogo Costa were cited as names they were exploring, but besides Verbruggen and Garcia, the other name that seems to have risen to the top of their shortlist Lucas Chevalier van Lille. The Frenchman was impressed by the performances against Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in the Champions League this season. What budget Barcelona will have to follow after one of the three this summer remains very uncertain.