{"id":8043,"date":"2026-04-20T08:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/8043\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:09:07","slug":"aston-villa-deny-making-e60-million-move-for-barcelona-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/8043\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa deny making \u20ac60 million move for Barcelona defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speculation surrounding Alejandro Balde has taken a fresh turn, with new information emerging from England regarding his supposed links to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports had suggested that Aston Villa were preparing a significant financial package, rumoured to be around \u20ac60 million, to lure the Barcelona full-back away from Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/aston-villa-planta-balde-129279462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SPORT<\/a>, sources close to the English club have now dismissed those claims.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa distance themselves from move<\/p>\n<p>Despite the growing noise, figures within Aston Villa have played down any suggestion of an approach.<\/p>\n<p>The club reportedly believe that their current squad already provides sufficient depth in the left-back position, making a high-value move unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Under Unai Emery, Villa have established stability in that area, with both Lucas Digne and Ian Maatsen offering reliable options.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This internal confidence further weakens the credibility of rumours linking them with Balde.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s position beginning to shift<\/p>\n<p>At Barcelona, Balde has long been viewed as a cornerstone for the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/club-brugge-kv-v-fc-barcelona-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md4-2-1024x727.jpg\" alt=\"Alejandro Balde, Barcelona star\" class=\"wp-image-183327\"  \/>Aston Villa have denied interest in Alejandro Balde. (Photo by Stuart Franklin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>However, the current campaign has not gone entirely to plan. A dip in performance levels, combined with two muscle injuries that have sidelined him for multiple matches, has led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-not-ruling-out-the-sale-of-homegrown-defender-amid-man-united-liverpool-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">subtle shift in how the club view<\/a> his role moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>While Barcelona are <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-not-actively-looking-to-sell-22-year-old-la-masia-product-romano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">not actively looking to sell<\/a>, they are no longer completely closed to the idea of offers, provided they meet specific financial expectations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cancelo factor adds competition<\/p>\n<p>Another key element influencing the situation is the club\u2019s intention to secure Joao Cancelo on a permanent deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese full-back has established himself as a regular starter, increasing competition within the squad and potentially impacting Balde\u2019s minutes.<\/p>\n<p>This added depth means Barcelona now have more flexibility when it comes to decision-making in the full-back positions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the external noise, Balde\u2019s position is pretty much clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The defender has no intention of leaving and remains focused on proving his worth at Barcelona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Determined to regain his best form, he is working towards reclaiming his place as a regular starter once fully fit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speculation surrounding Alejandro Balde has taken a fresh turn, with new information emerging from England regarding his supposed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8044,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[933,5016,92,222,223],"class_list":{"0":"post-8043","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-alejandro-balde","9":"tag-aston-villa","10":"tag-barcelona","11":"tag-barcelona-news","12":"tag-fc-barcelona"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8043","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=8043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}