The main reason for the meeting between Deco and the agents of Pedro was to extend the contract of the Canarian midfielder, but during lunch he took the opportunity to talk about some more names, especially the right back of Rayo Vallecano Andrei Ratiu.
The Romanian defender, one of the revelations in the last Euro Cup, is 26 years old and is arousing interest from several teams in the major European leagues (including Tottenham, Roma, Napoli and Bayer Leverkusen). His agents are the same as Pedri’s, who know that Barça always monitors the market and even more so the right-back position. His name was on the table and the Barça club, who know him well, were interested in his situation.
In the position of RatioBarça has Koundé and Héctor Fortan 18-year-old soccer player, still in development. The confidence in the youth squad is total, as is also being seen, but Ratio He has more experience both nationally and internationally.
Still, the Barça He is attentive to the evolution of the Romanian at Rayo, who has a contract until 2028, although Villarreal kept the buyback option because it maintains 50% of its rights.
Noah Darvich making good progress
The other name that was also discussed is Noah Darvich, an 18-year-old reserve midfielder. The German is one of the most important pearls in his country, but it was difficult for him to get started at Can Barça and this first quarter was key to determining his future. With Barça Atlètic he is gaining prominence and even entered the squad with Flick in Balaídos. If everything continues like this, Darvich will continue as a culé at least until the end of the season
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