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| Oscar Mingueza of FC Barcelona with the ball during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona and RC Celta de Vigo at Camp Nou on May 10, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. |
With preparations for the summer transfer
window in full flow, Barcelona are looking to offload players that are not part
of manager Xavi Hernandez’s plans as they look to generate funds and free up
space on the wage bill.
Several players are likely to be shown the doors over the course of the coming weeks and one such star who is expected to be on the move is defender Oscar Mingueza.
According to Diario AS, efforts are already being made to offload Mingueza as the defender has been offered to fellow La Liga club Getafe ahead of the summer window.
The 23-year-old defender is a product of
Barça’s La Masia youth setup and made his breakthrough in
the 2020/21 campaign under Ronald Koeman. A centre-back who is capable of
playing at right-back, the Spaniard was a regular under Koeman but lost his
place under Xavi.
Indeed, Mingueza hardly featured during the second half of the 2021/22 campaign and ended the season with only nine starts in La Liga. But given his age and versatility, the Blaugrana are hoping to fetch a decent sum from the defender’s sale in the summer.
As per
the report, Mingueza has been offered to Getafe, who are in the market for
defensive reinforcements. Jorge Cuenca will return to Villarreal with his loan
deal expiring while Erick Cabaco could be on the move as well.
At the same time, the
Madrilenian outfit will also need a long-term replacement for right-back Damian
Suarez who is 34. So, a player like Mingueza could be an ideal addition to the
side, although they are yet to take a decision on whether to sign him or not.
The report adds that Barcelona hoping to fetch €5-10 million for Mingueza’s services and Getafe have the money to spend after raking in cash from the sale of Mathias Olivera to Napoli.
