Monday, May 2, 2022 at 12:31 PM• Tom Rofekamp

Marcos Alonso is high on the list at Barcelona. said Fabrizio Romano. The usually reliable transfer market expert writes on Sunday that the Chelsea left-back is “one of three or four options” to provide the left-back position of the Catalans with new impetus. According to Romano, Barcelona has already inquired immediately about the transfer fee of Alonso, whose contract in England expires in mid-2023.

Alonso left his native Spain in the summer of 2010, but is now said to have given priority to a return, in Romano’s words. The seven-time international left Real Madrid Castilla at the time for Bolton Wanderers. Three seasons later, Alonso left for Fiorentina, only to be taken over from Chelsea in the summer of 2016 for 23 million euros. There, the wing defender came to 208 matches, in which he scored 28 times and provided 22 assists.

The full-back will have to compete with Jordi Alba, who has been first-choice left-back at Barcelona since his arrival from Valencia in 2012. Nicolás Tagliafico would also still be in the picture, if Alonso’s arrival proves unfeasible. “Barcelona?”, the defender of Ajax contradicted in March TNT Sports† “I know there was interest – the clubs have spoken – but the deal was complicated and there was no agreement in January. I think it will be a lot easier in June.” Tagliafico will run out of his contract in Amsterdam next summer, leaving him free to go where he wants.

Mundo Deportivo revealed on Wednesday that Alejandro Grimaldo can also count on serious interest from Barcelona. According to the Spanish newspaper, the management of the 26-year-old left-back of Benfica, who went through the Barcelona youth academy and reached the B-team of the Catalans, has already been contacted. Grimaldo is high on trainer Xavi’s list because he is already familiar with the way of playing. In the summer of 2016, Grimaldo opted for a switch to Benfica, which at the time deposited one and a half million euros. Mundo Deportivo expects the Portuguese to be able to sell him for ten million euros six years later.