Barcelona Draw Up New Targets For Left-Back, Eyeing Two Players From The German League

Written By Onyeka Daniel

Barcelona want to sign a quality defender in the summer that would at least challenge their primary left-back player, Jordi Alba for a spot in the team next season.

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With Alba not getting any younger, the club want to sign a player that would play as an understudy while looking to take over subsequently and owing to the number of injuries suffered by the Spanish defender this season, the replacing may come sooner than expected.

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Several names have been mentioned with the likes of Alex Grimaldo, Angelino, Nicolas Tagliafico and most recently, Celta Vigo’s Javi Galan. The Blaugrana are having a number of issues with these targets, as they’re either too costly or don’t fit into the club’s system of play.

According to Sport journalist, Christian Falk, the Catalans have set their sight on VfB Stuttgart defender, Borna Sosa. Sosa made his breakthrough last season, racking up ten assists in 26 league appearances.

The 24-year-old is considered one of the best crossers in the league. His combination with Sasa Kalajdzic last season had caused chaos for opposition defences last season, with Stuttgart finishing in mid-table.

But he has not been able to replicate those performances this season. But with seven assists in 23 league games, he is still Stuttgart’s best performer and could be on the verge of a move to a bigger club in the summer.

Sosa has been courted by Borussia Dortmund in the past, but Falk believes Barcelona are ahead in this chase as they have already initiated talks over a potential move in the summer.

The Croatian international’s current deal doesn’t expire until 2025. But with Stuttgart flirting with relegation, they may have no choice but to offload their defensive asset in the summer.

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After their unceremonious elimination by another German club, Eintracht Frankfurt from the Europa League, with Serbian left-back, Filip Kostic at the heart of it all, scoring two goals and one assist, the club may be tempted into looking his way.

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The first leg had ended 1-1 with Barcelona confident going into the second leg at the Camp Nou but they were undone by the German side, who raced into a 2 goal lead in the first half.

With his excellent performance on the night, he has firmly put himself in the sight of Barcelona, who could look to sign the player in the summer but it would require a huge transfer fee while the Catalans can include a couple of young players in the deal plus cash to lower the overall transfer fee.

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