Marcos Alonso ‘will STAY with Barcelona this summer’ despite not being registered by the Spanish giants amid their financial woes…with Xavi ‘eager to keep the ex-Chelsea star’
- Barcelona have not registered Alonso alongside Inigo Martinez and Inaki Pena.
- But manager Xavi is keen to keep the full-back as he wants cover in all positions
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Marcos Alonso will stay at Barcelona, despite the club not signing him up before the start of the season, reports say.
The LaLiga champions have been plagued by financial problems preventing them from signing Alonso alongside Inigo Martinez and goalkeeper Inaki Pena.
However, Xavi and the club have informed the former Chelsea full-back that he is not for sale and that he should not pay attention to any reports linking him to other clubs as he will be registered in the coming days, it said. SPORT.
The Spanish outlet claims that Xavi wants two players in each position, with Alejandro Balde first choice at left-back.
Alonso gets chances all season and knows his role in the side as an experienced and welcome player in the dressing room.
Marcos Alonso (pictured) remains with Barcelona despite the club not registering him
But manager Xavi wants to keep the ex-Chelsea full-back as he wants cover in all positions
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Barcelona have had problems registering players for a few years now and have been selling assets (or ‘financial levers’) to do so.
Last season they almost managed to register four of their five new signings 24 hours before the campaign started.
LaLiga’s strict spending rules assign each club a spending limit that applies to first-team transfers and wages, be it players or wider staff.
The spending limit for each club is calculated from financial data submitted by each team some time before the summer transfer window. The data considered includes past profits and losses, projected revenues for the upcoming season and savings, among others.
New signing Martinez, who is also currently unregistered after coming on a free transfer from Athletic Bilbao, has no squad number but could be in line to return from injury and make his debut this week.
After opening the season with a 0-0 draw against Getafe Xavi, the Getafe side took their first win of the season after beating Cadiz 2-0 on Sunday.
Barcelona will return to action in LaLiga next Sunday when they travel to Villarreal before taking on Osasuna the following week.