Barcelona keeping close watch on Spanish veteran despite settled goalkeeping plans – Report | OneFootball

While they are still to finalize some areas of their team for the next season, mainly the center-forward and the fullback positions, FC Barcelona have still done a lot of work to provide Hansi Flick with his desired team for the next season.

One area where the Catalans have addressed over the last few days is that of the goal, and their plans for the goalkeeping position are quite clear now. Joan Garcia would remain the starter, Wojciech Szczesny would be his deputy, and one of Eder Aller or Iker Rodriguez would be third-choice goalkeeper.

Meanwhile, they have also worked on the departures of other goalkeepers who are not in Flick’s plans, with Inaki Pena and Ander Astralaga having left permanently, and Diego Kochen having joined Lyngby on loan. Similarly, Marc-Andre ter Stegen is also close to leaving on loan for Ajax.

In such a context, Barcelona are not planning to signing any other goalkeeper this summer. However, Mundo Deportivo reports that Hansi Flick is still keeping a close eye on the Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro, whom he holds in quite a high regard.

Any plans for the Spanish goalkeeper going forward would depend a lot of Szczesny. The Pole is already 36 years of age, and came out of retirement to play for the Blaugranes. Although Flick is very satisfied with his presence in the squad, he recently admitted that the he is finding the demands of top-level competitive football increasingly difficult to meet.

Thus, if he completes the next season Barcelona can get Alex Remiro for free next year, but even if the Pole has to hang up his boots before completing the season, the Catalans can turn to the Spanish goalkeeper. Meanwhile, the latter is calm about his future and is also enjoying interest from other clubs, including Aston Villa and Napoli, while also remaining a key part of Real Sociedad’s plans.