{"id":17700,"date":"2026-05-06T06:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17700\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:51:13","slug":"the-six-man-shortlist-barcelona-have-drawn-up-to-reinforce-left-wing-including-two-former-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17700\/","title":{"rendered":"The six-man shortlist Barcelona have drawn up to reinforce left wing, including two former players"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona are already preparing for a busy summer transfer window and strengthening the left wing appears to be one of the club\u2019s biggest priorities ahead of next season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With the squad expected to undergo several changes, the Catalan giants are now keeping a close eye on multiple attacking profiles across Europe.<\/p>\n

According to reports from Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, the Blaugrana currently have six different names on their shortlist as they search for a winger capable of adding pace, creativity and goals from the left side of attack.<\/p>\n

The impossible dreams<\/p>\n

One of the most surprising names being linked with the club is Anthony Gordon of Newcastle United.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The English winger has impressed with his intensity and direct style in the Premier League, qualities that Bar\u00e7a believe could suit Flick\u2019s system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the biggest obstacle is the financial side of the operation, as Newcastle value the player at around \u20ac85 million<\/a>, a figure that currently looks far beyond Barcelona\u2019s comfort zone.<\/p>\n

Another player attracting serious attention is Victor Munoz, who has emerged as one of the breakout stars in La Liga this season with Osasuna.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Notably, Real Madrid still hold significant control over the player\u2019s future after keeping 50 percent of his rights and also securing favourable buyback clauses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has a release clause worth \u20ac40 million in his contract and if Barcelona decide to activate it, as much as \u20ac20 million would go to Real Madrid\u2019s coffers.<\/p>\n

\"JanJan Virgili is still on Barcelona\u2019s radar. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

That reality makes any potential Bar\u00e7a move<\/a> extremely complicated politically and financially.<\/p>\n

The more realistic options<\/p>\n

Barcelona are also monitoring Jan Virgili<\/a>, a former La Masia talent now developing at Mallorca.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Catalans previously sold part of his rights, meaning they would now need to negotiate a costly return if they decide to move seriously for him.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mika Godts of Ajax is quickly gaining admirers inside the club<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Barcelona scouts reportedly watched him closely during Ajax\u2019s recent clash against PSV, where the young winger delivered an impressive performance, scoring and assisting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His lower valuation compared to some of the other targets makes him an attractive option.<\/p>\n

Two more names completing the shortlist are Andreas Schjelderup of SL Benfica and former Barcelona player Ez Abde, who has enjoyed an excellent spell at Real Betis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Barcelona still retain a percentage of Abde\u2019s rights, something that could help lower the overall cost if the club decides to bring him back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona are already preparing for a busy summer transfer window and strengthening the left wing appears to be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4709,9573,92,222,4710,223,4711,7340,852],"class_list":{"0":"post-17700","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-andreas-schjelderup","9":"tag-anthony-gordon","10":"tag-barcelona","11":"tag-barcelona-news","12":"tag-ez-abde","13":"tag-fc-barcelona","14":"tag-jan-virgili","15":"tag-mika-godts","16":"tag-victor-munoz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17700","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=17700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}