Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 08:08• Last update: 08:23

Alejandro Baldé does not feel like being involved in a possible deal between Barcelona and Ajax about Nicolás Tagliafico, writes marca. According to the sports newspaper from Spain, the defender of the Catalans has ‘better offers’ in his pocket than a possible transfer to the Eredivisie and he has not been formally approached by anyone with the question whether he wants to go to Ajax to accelerate a transfer from Tagliafico, such as the has been suggested in recent days.

Eighteen-year-old Baldé has been playing for Barcelona since he was seven and has been regarded internally for many years as one of the top talents in the training. Baldé should eventually take over the left back position in the first from Spanish international Jordi Alba, it was expected. Led by Ronald Koeman, the teenager made his debut in the main squad earlier this season los Azulgrana and he came to four, short, performances of a total of 71 minutes.

Xavi apparently doesn’t like Baldé. Koeman’s successor continues to hold on to Jordi Alba in his first two months, even though the Spain international did not reach his usual level in all matches. So far, the teenager was only allowed to fill in for a minute in the home game against Elche (3-2 win). marca writes that various clubs are monitoring Baldé’s situation and may take action this week. He signed a new contract last summer until mid-2024.

Tagliafico is unhappy in Amsterdam and would like to leave this winter. Ajax only wants to talk about a definitive departure of the Argentinian, while Barcelona sees a rental period as the only option. According to club watcher Mike Verweij van The Telegraph there is internal unrest at Ajax because of the situation surrounding the defender. The newspaper knows that Tagliafico is angry about the fact that Ajax does not grant him an interim transfer. The opportunity to play for a club like Barcelona does not come along very often, the wing defender has announced internally. And certainly not at the age of 29.

Tagliafico also emphasizes, according to Verweij, that Ajax would have promised him last summer to think along if a serious offer comes in at the Johan Crujff ArenA. marca writes that Alex Grimaldo is now an alternative to Tagliafico at Barcelona. The 26-year-old Spaniard has been playing for Benfica since January 2016, which transferred one and a half million euros to Barcelona. Grimaldo was part of the youth academy of the Catalans between 2008 and 2015, but never made his debut in the main force.