Barcelona have rejected all offers for defensive prodigy – report

Jordi Alba was rather impressive during the 2021/22 season, scoring two goals and assisting ten in the league for Barcelona. He was also one of the only decent performers in the Champions League group stages, assisting one of the only two goals Barça scored.

Therefore, when the season started, nobody expected him to be sidelined as quickly as he was. After just one game in the league, Xavi resorted to using Alejandro Balde as the starting left-back, restricting Alba to less than 20 minutes across the next two outings.

This is even more shocking because Balde was touted to leave the club this summer, potentially on loan. His importance, following a solid pre-season, has grown so much that Barcelona have rejected every single offer for him this summer, according to Gerard Romero.

The club had received multiple enquiries for the teenager, and were initially weighing them up, but have now made the decision to keep him at the club.

Balde has done enough justice to the trust placed in him by Xavi, albeit in just two games. While he has assisted just one goal, his defensive intent, coupled with incredible pace, has impressed the coaching staff just enough to keep him as the first-choice.

He will also likely be playing ahead of Marcos Alonso, who is set to sign for the Blaugranes following a swap-plus-cash deal with Chelsea involving Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

In fact, now the Barcelona left-back whose future is in doubt is Alba. Yesterday it was reported that the club had agreed a deal in principle with Inter Milan for the loan of the Spaniard, with the Italian giants paying 60% of his salary.

However, it seems the player is reluctant to move. He believes that he will earn back his place in no time, and follow that up with a spot in the Spanish national team for the World Cup.