Barcelona superstar refuses to leave, will fight for his place in the team

AS journalist Javi Miguel is reporting that Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba will not leave the club to join Inter Milan on the transfer deadline day.

The 33-year-old had been linked with a shock move to the Italian giants on Wednesday. Reports indicated that the Blaugrana had reached an agreement with the Nerazzurri over a loan deal for the veteran star. Barcelona would be covering 60% of his wages, with Inter paying the remaining 40%.

However, Alba, who was surprised about these developments, has no intentions of leaving the club.

The Spanish international is no longer the first-choice starter at left-back for the Blaugrana. He has been overlooked in favour of Alejandro Balde in the last two matches by manager Xavi Hernandez, with Alba only featuring as a substitute.

And, with Marcos Alonso close to joining the Catalan giants from Chelsea, Alba’s situation could be affected further, with his game-time likely to take a bigger hit in such a scenario.

Despite that, Alba is unwilling to change his stance even though it might affect his prospects of making it to the Spain squad for the FIFA World Cup later this year.

The 33-year-old was scheduled to hold a meeting with Xavi during which the manager wanted to explain the situation to him. However, Alba called off the meeting as he is certain about wanting to stay irrespective of what the manager had to say.

The former Valencia star is now determined to fight for his place in the starting XI and earn his spot back into the side. So, while there are likely to be exits from Spotify Camp Nou before the window closes, Alba is unlikely to be among those leaving.