29-year-old defender drops hint about Barcelona move on social media

FC Barcelona have been in the market for a left-back for the longest time, and it has seemed that Marcos Alonso of Chelsea may be their man. However, since yesterday reports have flooded in about Barça’s interest in Johan Mojica of Elche.

As reports have been rising throughout the day about potential contact between the Colombian and the Catalan club, the player has been very active on Twitter throughout.

The left-back has liked multiple tweets relating to the Catalans, including a tweet stating “Come To Barça”. The player has also liked several tweets from the official Twitter account of FC Barcelona.

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— Actualité – Barça (@ActualiteBarca) July 28, 2022

The player has barely had any links with the club throughout the summer. However, with reports emerging that Chelsea are likely to block Barcelona’s attempts to sign Alonso, the club seem to be looking at their options for the situation.

The player emerged very late as a potential signing for the spot of the backup left back to Jordi Alba. The player would be a relatively cheap signing as the player has a release clause of €5.5 million with Los Franjiverdes.

The player has already played with a Catalan club during his 3-year stay with Girona CF before his move to Elche in 2021. The player has also had a loan spell with the Serie A side, Atalanta in 2020.

Mojica has been known in La Liga as a full-back who is very capable when going forward while being not-too-shabby defensively. He also has experience playing as an all-out winger which gives him good flexibility tactically.

The player seems a similar profile to that of Marcos Alonso, as reports suggest Xavi Hernandez wants a back up to Alba who can play as a wing-back as well as a traditional full-back. All of which Mojica carries in his repertoire.