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Inaki Pena’s first rate performances have saved Wojciech Szczesny on the bench at FC Barcelona. Come subsequent season, nonetheless, it’s unsure which of the 2 will stay on the membership.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen is anticipated to return to motion subsequent season and the German star’s return nearly forces Szczesny out because the participant solely got here out of retirement hoping for minutes in Catalonia.
Pena’s future, in the meantime, will rely on how a lot the administration backs him as a long-term alternative for Ter Stegen. If he isn’t on top of things, a brand new signing can’t be dominated out.
A German prodigy on Barcelona’s agenda
Based on studies in Germany as carried by Mundo Deportivo, Werder Bremen goalkeeper Mio Backhaus is seen as a critical choice to bolster Barcelona’s objective in the long term and is appreciated internally.
Mio Backhaus is on Barcelona’s radars. (Photograph by Jan Kruger/Getty Photos for DFB)
At simply 20 years of age, the teen has proven nice promise and was even named one of the best goalkeeper of the Eredivisie final season on mortgage at Volendam.
For sure, Barcelona will not be the one membership interested by his providers.
The Blaugrana at the moment face competitors from Brighton and Hove Albion within the Premier League and extra golf equipment are anticipated to enter the race because the summer season nears.
Regardless of his excessive ceiling, Backhaus has not featured in any capability for Werder Bremen this time period and will probably be trying to transfer to a group the place he has extra prominence or the place he can function a long-term asset.
Quite a bit will rely on the monetary calls for of Werder Bremen for he isn’t the one choice being thought-about by the Catalans.
Different large names linked embrace Diogo Costa, Joan Garcia and Alvaro Valles.
*Participant valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.
