Barca debate Fresneda, Cancelo, Foyth at right-back – sources

Barcelona are weighing up whether or not to maneuver for Real Valladolid’s younger right-back Iván Fresneda or go for a extra skilled participant within the place akin to João Cancelo or Juan Foyth, sources instructed ESPN.

Barca have been in talks over the signing of Fresneda, 18, for weeks, and ESPN has reported that the participant has given the OK to a transfer.

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The Catalan membership have additionally held negotiations with Valladolid in an try and agree a minimize-value deal beneath Fresneda’s €20 million launch clause, hoping to pay round half that quantity.

Barca’s new sporting director Deco sees Fresneda as a gorgeous choice given his affordability and potential.

However the sudden departure of Ousmane Dembélé — set to affix Paris Saint-Germain for round €50m — has reopened the debate inside the membership as as to whether they need to, on condition that money injection, spend greater to enhance a place which coach Xavi Hernández views as important to the staff’s improvement.

As a end result, Barca are as soon as once more contemplating strikes for lengthy-time period targets Cancelo and Foyth.

Xavi was eager on Cancelo final January, when Manchester City agreed to mortgage the participant to Bayern Munich.

The coach believes the Portugal worldwide, 29, would assist enhance the attacking risk and one-on-one functionality on Barca’s proper-hand aspect, given Dembélé’s imminent exit.

Meanwhile the membership’s scouting division worth Foyth’s defensive solidity, in depth expertise and lengthy-time period prospects, aged 25.

A transfer for Foyth wouldn’t be simple, although, as Villarreal have already seen different key gamers Pau Torres, Nicolas Jackson and Samu Chukwueze depart throughout this switch window.

Foyth’s launch clause now stands at €54.6m — it was beforehand €42m — and Barca couldn’t get near that determine.

Signing a right-back is a high precedence for Xavi. The out-of-favour Sergiño Dest is Barca’s solely specialist participant within the place.

Sergi Roberto, Jules Koundé and Ronald Araujo can all play there, however Barca are decided to strengthen earlier than the switch window closes, with simply over per week left till the brand new LaLiga season kicks off.