Barcelona in talks with multiple key defensive personnel over new contracts – report

Barcelona are on fireplace this summer season, working up some essential signings and never holding again on the departure entrance with even names like Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Ronald Araujo linked with potential transfers.

Alongside transactions involving different golf equipment, nonetheless, the administration are additionally engaged on renewals of current stars to make sure their contracts are at no threat of working down.

Mundo Deportivo brings to mild that the defence is of explicit significance on that entrance with the administration seeking to safeguard the division with key extensions.

A number of gamers in talks

Of all of the defensive gamers in talks with the membership over extensions, Jules Kounde is the one whose state of affairs least perturbs the administration.

His present cope with Barcelona runs till June of 2027 leaving him sure to the membership for 2 extra years at the least. Joan Laporta and Co., now, need to prolong his deal by an extra season and it’s anticipated to be clean crusing given the participant’s need to remain.

Eric Garcia, in the meantime, presents a extra sophisticated case as his deal on the membership runs out subsequent summer season and he has the selection between renewing or leaving as a free agent.

Because it stands, the academy graduate is in talks with the membership over a renewal however there was no concrete progress or growth on that entrance.

His entourage is protecting issues quiet in the meanwhile however Laporta is insistent on renewing his deal to keep away from any potential departure as a free agent.

Inigo Martinez of the third participant who’s in talks over an extension. He lately penned a deal to remain on the membership for an extra yr till 2026 and it stays to be seen if Barcelona make an instantaneous transfer to safe his future past that.

In spite of everything, any additional extension at his age should solely be given after evaluating his consistency and degree over the approaching season. But, Laporta’s choice to fortify the defence implies that talks with Martinez are additionally in place.

The ultimate defender whose contractual standing is unfavourable is Andreas Christensen whose deal runs out subsequent summer season. Because it stands, Barcelona have positioned him on the switch market and it stays to be seen what comes of it.

In the meantime, in objective, Wojciech Szczesny is one participant who’s in conversations over a renewal and, actually, has every thing able to signal and ensure the deal. The Pole is ready to substantiate the way forward for Ter Stegen, however the announcement of his renewal may be anticipated quickly.