Rush to renew Balde after WC call-up

In less than a season, Alex Balde has gone from a contender for the Barca first team to a fundamental piece of it. That is why Luis Enrique trusted him to replace Jose Gaya in the squad list. Now that he is at the World Cup, the Camp Nou board are hurrying to tie him down until 2027.

'Sport' released this information and said that the defender would earn a lot more, as well as having a release clause of €500 million. The idea is to tie him down until 2027 in order to keep him in the Catalan city, where Jorge Mendes has already spoken to the Barca board about him several times, and has even gone as far as to offer selling him when he was not important for Xavi.

You must also take in to account that, with 'La Roja', the defender could raise eyebrows in the transfer market, so getting him to sign on before the end of the year would be an intelligent move from the Catalan side. They do not have a lot of money to play with, and it would be a good idea to make it clear that the home-grown talent all aim to stay and progress to the first team.

Alex Balde, just 19 years of age, may become a very important player for Barcelona and Spain. He has already shown he can adapt quickly, not only when changing teams, but also positions. Xavi has resorted to him as right-back, despite it not being his speciality, due to the multiple injuries in the Catalan side and, for now, he has played well. It is expected he will do similar in the national side.