Manchester United push for Balde and target the Barcelona left-back for January
Manchester United want to close the signing of Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde in January on a permanent deal. According to Mundo Deportivo, the player is open to the move and sits behind João Cancelo and Xavi Espart in the Barça pecking order.
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O Manchester United quer resolver cedo a primeira contratação da próxima janela de transferências, que reabre em janeiro. O alvo prioritário é o lateral-esquerdo Alejandro Balde, hoje no Barcelona.
A investida inglesa ganhou força e caminha para ser formalizada. De acordo com o jornal Mundo Deportivo, o jogador vê com bons olhos a mudança para o futebol inglês.
No clube catalão, sob o comando de Hansi Flick, o atleta convive com concorrência pesada e procura mais minutos e protagonismo esportivo. Neste momento, Balde aparece atrás de João Cancelo e Xavi Espart na hierarquia do setor.
“Alejandro Balde não perdeu a esperança, mas está cada vez mais convencido de que, se quiser mais tempo de jogo, terá que deixar o Barça”, escreveu o jornal espanhol Mundo Deportivo.
As conversas em curso miram um acerto em definitivo já no começo do ano. A janela reabre em janeiro, e a diretoria dos Red Devils quer adiantar as etapas burocráticas para ter o reforço disponível logo nas primeiras semanas de inscrições.
A lateral-esquerda é hoje um dos pontos mais frágeis do time britânico. Os problemas médicos recorrentes do titular Luke Shaw obrigaram o clube a improvisar no setor, sobrecarregando nomes como Lisandro Martínez, zagueiro escalado para cobrir o corredor canhoto, e ainda os laterais Diogo Dalot e Patrick Dorgu.
Com Balde, o setor ganharia profundidade ofensiva e velocidade, o que ajudaria a devolver consistência tática à linha defensiva e daria ao treinador mais opções de rotação ao longo da temporada.
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