{"id":15251,"date":"2026-05-01T14:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/15251\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:14:14","slug":"report-two-options-barcelona-are-exploring-for-the-left-wing-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/15251\/","title":{"rendered":"Report &#8211; Two options Barcelona are exploring for the left-wing position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona\u2019s summer planning is starting to focus heavily on the wide areas, with the club actively searching for a solution on the left flank.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdrianBlanco_\/status\/2050123065674149976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Matteo Moretto<\/a>, two main profiles have now emerged as key options, while the future of Marcus Rashford remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Rashford\u2019s situation is central to Barcelona\u2019s thinking, as the forward is open to continuing at the club, but the financial terms are proving to be a problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona are <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-decide-against-30-million-signing-after-internal-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">not fully convinced about paying<\/a> the \u20ac30 million fee required to secure him permanently, especially given their current wage structure concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, Barcelona are exploring alternatives that better fit their long-term strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What is Barcelona\u2019s demand?<\/p>\n<p>As per the journalist, Barcelona want a player who can operate across both wings, offer tactical flexibility, and come with a lower salary than Rashford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even if the transfer fee is slightly higher, the club see it as a smarter investment over time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chelsea-v-newcastle-united-premier-league-1-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Joao Pedro, Chelsea player\" class=\"wp-image-198023\"  \/>Barcelona have expressed interest in Joao Pedro. (Photo by Ryan Pierse\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, one of the options plays in the Premier League. Although the journalist did not explicitly mention any names, he did say that it \u2018is a name that we have heard a lot of times.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In that context, <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/just-in-barcelona-eye-e75m-rated-chelsea-forward-as-plan-b-if-julian-alvarez-move-fails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Joao Pedro has recently been linked<\/a> with the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While he is not a traditional winger, his ability to move across the front line and adapt to different roles makes him an attractive option for Barcelona\u2019s system.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the other option is based in Spain. Again, no names have been mentioned, but we must keep in mind that Barcelona are keeping a <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-monitoring-two-former-wingers-as-marcus-rashford-doubts-grow-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">close eye on Ez Abde and Jan Virgili<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both players are familiar with the club\u2019s style and offer more natural width, which could help balance the attack. Their understanding of La Liga is also seen as a positive factor.<\/p>\n<p>There is also Victor Munoz, but that deal is complicated due to links with Real Madrid, making it less likely at this stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s summer planning is starting to focus heavily on the wide areas, with the club actively searching for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,4710,223,4711,3092],"class_list":{"0":"post-15251","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-ez-abde","11":"tag-fc-barcelona","12":"tag-jan-virgili","13":"tag-joao-pedro"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}