Barcelona has been working on contract innovations in recent weeks, in which various First Team players have signed new deals – the last are Pau Cubarsi, who put pen on paper on Thursday. Before him, similarities were concluded with Ronald Arajo, Gerard Martin, Pedri and Gavi.
There should also be more negotiations, such as the will of Inigo Martinez, Frenkie de Jong and Wojciech Szczesny are rumors about getting new deals before the end of the season. In recent weeks, however, there has been a change in the club's plans.
That change has been with Inaki Pena. At the end of 2024, the Spanish goalkeeper was the undisputed number one for Hansi Flick, but now Szczesny has taken the reins – and he will not quickly give them away. As such, this has shifted the situation.
Pena has been disappointed about Flick's decision to drop him back as a back -up goalkeeper, and that is why it has been reported in recent weeks that he is considering his future in Barcelona.
According to MD, the plan for Pena was to join Pedri, Gavi and Cubarsi when signing a new contract this month, but the change in his team status led things to be put on hold.
At this stage it is not clear whether conversations will take place before the end of the season, but if not, there is a strong chance that Pena will be sold. Barcelona is not planning to retain players who enter into the last 12 months of their contracts, so if the situation is not tackled in the coming months, a departure is expected.
If Pena were to leave, Barcelona would probably want to sign a new keeper, unless they choose to extend SZCZYNY's stay with another 12 months. If that happened, it would be the Polish veteran who act as Marc-Andre ter Stegen's backup next season.
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