26-year-old Barcelona player renews contract and leaves on loan to Elche

It’s no shock that FC Barcelona are at the moment engaged on finalising sure departures. Nonetheless, it was anticipated that some progress can be made this week. Now, Barça has formally confirmed a sure departure.

In line with the membership’s official assertion, 26-year-old Spanish goalkeeper Inaki Pena is now set to affix Elche on a one-year mortgage deal. The La Liga staff needs to be a very good facet for Pena to affix, because it ought to enable him to get extra minutes.

Not the primary mortgage transfer for Pena

Furthermore, Barça has confirmed that the participant has prolonged his contract till 2029 as nicely. This was beforehand reported as being one sure situation that the membership had in thoughts to facilitate Pena’s departure this summer season.

Curiously, this won’t be the Spaniard’s first time going out on mortgage. Beforehand, he joined Turkish facet Galatasaray on mortgage as nicely, earlier than finally returning to Barça, and it seems that his plan continues to be the identical.

Different operations for Barcelona to take a look at now

Nonetheless, this isn’t the one operation that the membership will probably be trying to shut out quickly. With Pena’s exit now out of the best way, Barça can concentrate on different circumstances, resembling these of Oriol Romeu and Hector Fort as nicely, contemplating that experiences have persistently said that exits for each gamers are deliberate.