Endorsement of Xavi for Grimaldo

Debuting with the first team of FC Barcelona and playing at the Camp Nou was always what Alex Grimaldo had dreamed of, as the culé squad himself has recognized on numerous occasions. That is why, despite the fact that in the preview of the match that Benfica faced with the Blaugrana team in the Champions League, he stated that he is “very happy” in Lisbon, the possibility of returning “home” will always be a temptation for him. left-handed side. As reported by the Portuguese newspaper The ball, the 26-year-old footballer would be included in the plans of the new FC Barcelona coach. Xavi Hernández has given his go-ahead for the Culé board to try the incorporation of the Spanish side, currently and for 7 seasons in the Portuguese Benfica, where it has become an indisputable practically since its arrival.

While the player has allowed himself to be loved by his training club, during Ronald Koeman’s stage at the head of the Culé bench his name was already on the table to become Jordi Alba’s alternative on the left-handed side. And the thing is, except for the youth squad Alejandro Balde, The 32-year-old side does not have a natural replacement in his position, a fact that has already forced Xavi Hernández himself to reinvent himself when injury problems have driven one of the team captains off the pitch. At 26, Grimaldo would have completed his cycle of maturation and explosion at Benfica, and he is open to a new challenge. Going home is something that seduces the youth squad from La Masía. In addition, the Blaugrana youth squad, with a market value of € 22M, ends a contract with the Eagles in June 2023.