The ideal situation for Xavi Hernandez It would have been to have three more reinforcements this last week of January. Two attackers and a left back to take over from Jordi Alba, who will remain as the only alternative and with Balde as a substitute. But everything was at the expense of Ousmane Dembele Either he renewed or he decided to leave the Barça club in this winter market. The Frenchman’s situation is still stuck and Barça, which has already been able to include Adama Traore, the center forward has been set as a target. Therefore, it becomes very difficult unless it is for an exchange, that a left back can arrive.
In this folder, the player who was being worked on in the last few hours was Nicolás Tagliafico, as MD has been reporting. The Argentine international Ajax He has been focused on his team, but absolutely connected with his agent and advisers to find out how his possible arrival at Barça was evolving. Finally, Ajax Y Barça they have not reached an agreement. Especially given the limited scenario offered by Barcelona. The Dutch club continues without letting up and the azulgrana, who prioritizes a striker, could not offer anything that interested the tulips.
The azulgrana club tried to convince the Ajax so that he will let him out on loan, but the Dutch team, especially at the insistence of their coach Ten Hag, did not want to do without a player with Tagliafico’s experience. The 29-year-old Argentine has 154 caps for the Dutch and more than 50 international caps for Argentina and despite the fact that he has lost a leading role in the Amsterdam team, his coach has had no intention of letting him escape when they are still alive in the three competitions. What’s more, they face Benfica in the round of 16 of the Champions League and aspire to be in the quarterfinals, which would also mean a good injection of money.
Barça tried to place Alejandro Balde in the operation, but Ajax, who did not doubt the projection of the boy from the subsidiary, ruled him out because they preferred to continue with Nico Tagliafico or a proven footballer in the event that the Argentine ended up leaving.
Reactivate your other offers
The player, for his part, asked the Ajax to let him out Barcelona Because I didn’t want to miss this train. In fact, he pushed aside the other offers he had on the table. Olympique de Marseille or, above all, Naples, which was willing to pay for a transfer this winter market. Options that he has reactivated at the last minute and that were willing to pay for a transfer to Ajax.
In addition, Barça maintained other alternatives for the left back such as Alejandro Grimaldo, 26, who plays for Benfica.
But the operation was too complicated for reasons similar to those of Tagliafico. Benfica got tough and has already warned that they have no intention of opening the door for him to leave now.