The 30-year-old Argentina international will join without a visa, and Bayern Munich has opened the door for Kimmich's departure

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2024-04-28 17:33Posted in Guangdong sports creators

Barcelona has been reported to be good recently, first Xavi changed his mind and decided to stay in the team next season, which directly avoided the Barcelona management from wasting time and money on the selection of coaches. Once the manager is confirmed, the next step is to prepare for the summer window. This is not too early, because Barcelona is basically doomed to be empty this season, and the eyes must be on next season. Combined with its own shortcomings, use the summer window to reinforce. In addition, Barcelona's financial situation is still tight, and visa waivers will still be the main way to strengthen it. Therefore, planning ahead is more conducive to locking in players whose contracts are about to expire, as Barcelona has done in previous seasons.

According to Italian legend Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona is interested in signing Real Betis' 30-year-old midfielder Guido Rodriguez on a waiver this summer. The deal is in the palm of its hands, as Barcelona have reached a preliminary verbal agreement with Rodriguez on a visa waiver. No written agreement has been signed at this time, and there are no guarantees, as there are still some key details to be finalized. Barcelona will offer Rodriguez a two-year contract with an option to extend for one year.

For Barcelona, being able to sign Guido Rodriguez without a visa is definitely a very cost-effective signing. Rodriguez is an Argentine international who has played in two Copa America and the World Cup in Qatar with the Argentine national team, and was a regular in the Copa America '21, scoring one goal in six games. He has also been an absolute mainstay for Betis in the last four seasons, playing 33 starts in 34 league games last season, averaging 3.41 tackles, 1.24 interceptions, 1.97 clearances, and 6.1 recoveries per game, all three of which are at the top of La Liga. Among them, steals and regaining the ball ranked first, interceptions ranked 7th, cleared fourth, average rating of 6.96 points per game ranked first in the team, and the same position ranked third.

Judging by Rodriguez's technical characteristics and ability, his addition will be an excellent addition to Romeu's departure. Rodriguez's ability is definitely above Romeu, which is considered a high-end version. The defensive intensity is sufficient, the air defense is excellent, and the frontal interception is strong, which belongs to the type that the Barcelona midfield urgently needs. The ability to play the ball is certainly not up to Barcelona's top standards, but the basic requirements can still be met. Therefore, the visa-free Rodriguez is a very cost-effective signing.

In addition to Rodriguez, Barcelona also ushered in a positive situation on the way to chase Kimmich. According to Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona are interested in Kimmich, while Bayern are also open to the deal. Bayern's contract with Kimmich expires next summer, and they still want to renew Kimmich's contract, but if talks fail, Bayern will put Kimmich in the transfer market and are ready to negotiate with Barcelona. Bayern have a minimum valuation of €50 million for Kimmich, while prioritising Barca to join the player in a deal, and they are interested in Frenkie de Jong and Araujo.

Although Barcelona are also chasing Rodriguez, bringing in Kimmich is not a conflict. Because Kimmich is definitely the main positioning, and Rodriguez is just the positioning of the rotation players. Rumours of Kimmich and Barcelona were linked last summer and eventually fell through. Xavi's contract extension also means that Barcelona will regain interest in Kimmich, and the key is whether the player's contract renewal goes smoothly. If it is not possible to negotiate, then Kimmich will definitely leave Bayern this summer because there is only one year left on his contract.

Bayern's asking price of 50 million is an obstacle for Barcelona, and Barcelona will definitely need to sell players first if they want to complete such a big deal. De Jong, Araujo and even Pedri have been involved in transfer rumors recently, which indicates that Barcelona will have a big reshuffle this summer, we will wait and see!

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