Given that Hansi Flick reportedly asked Barcelona to sign a new right back, you could be mistaken because you think Hector Fort is not being charged. The young defender has struggled for consistent minutes this season, and he only started on Monday against Rayo Vallecano because Jules Kounde was dropped due to a disciplinary issue.
Fort was promoted last season to the first team of Barcelona by the then head coach Xavi Hernandez, who used him much more regularly than Flick. The decision of the German manager has led to a few raised eyebrows, although it was not helped that Kounde was in spectacular form during the 2024-25 campaign.
It is not true that Flick does not count on Fort – if there is something, it is completely incorrect, where sport has opened the dynamics between the two.
In recent months, Flick has Fort “Supports”, according to the report. His idea is that the teenager learns a lot and matures during the season, and when a new right back arrives in the summer, the young person will get the opportunity to play first team football regularly before he returns to Barcelona in 2026.
Fort could have left Barcelona on loan during the recent winter transfer window, because people like Valencia and Como came in to temporarily acquire his services. However, the player has rejected the offers himself, and this delighted film, which wanted to ensure that the defender stayed in his team until the summer.
Fort started only three games for Barcelona this season, although all three of them have won (vs Alaves, Espanyol and Rayo). Flick has been satisfied with his development in recent months and the idea is that he is getting better and better, regardless of whether he plays many minutes between now and summer.
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