Barcelona set date for the presentation of Spanish duo

Barcelona made two late transfer deals this past week as they secured the signing of Hector Bellerin on the deadline day before landing Marcos Alonso a day later, both arriving on free transfers after their contracts were terminated.

Bellerin, a former La Masia prospect, arrived as a replacement for Sergino Dest, who left for AC Milan on loan after falling out of favour under manager Xavi Hernandez.

Meanwhile, Alonso has joined as cover at left-back even though the Blaugrana already have Alejandro Balde and Jordi Alba as options for the position.

Both the Spanish full-backs have been registered in La Liga while also being named in the squad for the UEFA Champions League.

Neither of them has made their debut for the Blaugrana yet, but that could change on Wednesday night when Barça lock horns with Viktoria Plzen in their Champions League opener at Spotify Camp Nou.

However, prior to that, Alonso and Bellerin are yet to be presented as Barcelona players and the date for the same has been set for Tuesday, September 6, reports SPORT.

The event will take place at Barcelona’s Ciutat Esportiva complex once Xavi’s pre-match press conference ahead of the Viktoria Plzen clash is over.

While they are yet to be presented, Bellerin and Alonso have trained with the team and could be in line for a debut on Wednesday.