Press reports revealed the desire of the Spanish club Barcelona to sign a high-caliber deal during the upcoming summer transfer period.
Barcelona is seeking to strengthen its ranks by signing strong and distinguished players in preparation for the upcoming competitions under the leadership of Xavi Hernandez.
One of the most important positions that Barcelona seeks to strengthen is the focal point by signing a player who will play the roles of Catalan legend Sergio Busquets.
Spanish Martin Zobimendi, Real Sociedad’s star midfielder, was a target for Barcelona in the Mercato last summer, after the departure of veteran Sergio Busquets, but the deal was not completed due to the player’s price.
According to the Catalan newspaper “Sport”, Barcelona has not forgotten Zobimendi, and will repeat its attempts to include him next summer.
The newspaper added that Zobimendi is still on Barcelona’s radar, despite the difficulty of finalizing the deal, due to the value of the release clause in the player’s contract, which amounts to 60 million euros.
The newspaper indicated that Barcelona may succeed in signing Zobimendi if it sells a number of its players next summer, or concludes a swap deal with Real Sociedad.
Barcelona wants to sign the player, especially in light of Bayern Munich and Arsenal’s interest in signing the Spanish star, and Laporta believes that Barcelona is closer to signing the player than ever before.