{"id":76239,"date":"2026-08-26T18:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/76239\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:58:06","slug":"alejandro-balde-informs-barcelona-of-transfer-decision-throws-ball-in-clubs-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/76239\/","title":{"rendered":"Alejandro Balde informs Barcelona of transfer decision, throws ball in club&#8217;s court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent days, rumors surrounding a potential exit for Alejandro Balde from FC <a href=\"https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com\/tag\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" title=\"Barcelona\">Barcelona<\/a> gained momentum. However, the defender has now confirmed his desire to stay and fight for his place in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona manager Hansi Flick recently stated that he only <a href=\"https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com\/news\/alejandro-baldes-barcelona-future-in-doubt-after-hansi-flick-calls-for-100-commitment-amid-manchester-united-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" title=\"wants players who are \u201c100% committed\u201d to the club\">wants players who are \u201c100% committed\u201d to the club<\/a>. His words appeared aimed at Balde, who was reportedly exploring transfer options earlier in the window.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Balde has reconsidered his position. According to Fabrizio Romano, the left-back has informed Barcelona of his intention to remain and compete for squad minutes and a potential spot in the starting XI.<\/p>\n<p>    Alejandro Balde faces fierce competition <\/p>\n<p>While Balde was once regarded as one of Barcelona\u2019s premier young talents, injuries and inconsistent form have led the club to trust other options on the left flank.<\/p>\n<p>In Matchday 1 of the 2026\u201327 LaLiga season against Elche, Gerard Martin earned the start at left-back, while Balde was omitted entirely from Flick\u2019s matchday squad.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjMwOSIgd2lkdGg9IjU1MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiLz4=\"\/> Hansi Flick, Head Coach of FC Barcelona, looks on with Alejandro Balde   <\/p>\n<p>Currently, Balde finds himself pushed down the positional hierarchy. Joao Cancelo has returned to the club, providing top-tier versatility capable of playing left-back despite naturally favoring the right side.<\/p>\n<p>At present, Martin stands as the primary starter on the left side with Cancelo backing him up. On the right flank, La Masia rising star Xavi Espart has emerged as a key option alongside Jules Kounde, leaving Balde facing an uphill battle to regain Flick\u2019s complete trust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In recent days, rumors surrounding a potential exit for Alejandro Balde from FC Barcelona gained momentum. However, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[933,92,85],"class_list":["post-76239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-alejandro-balde","tag-barcelona","tag-laliga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76239","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=76239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}