Barcelona youngster’s camp ‘relaxed’ over contract situation, have several offers on the table

In the past couple of days, Inaki Pena has been linked with a switch to Galatasaray, with his contract at Barcelona expiring next year.

There have been no talks of a contract renewal for the youngster beyond the ongoing season, and a return to the Turkish side after a successful loan spell earlier this year has been mooted.

However, it has now been revealed that the La Masia graduate could end up staying at Barcelona.

As per the latest information provided by Adrian Sanchez, Pena’s entourage are ‘relatively calm’ about his future at Spotify Camp Nou.

However, the young goalkeeper has been guaranteed that in case the Catalan giants decide not to offer him a new contract, there are several offers on the table for his signature.

Since making waves in Barça’s youth teams, the 23-year-old was always tipped to be the successor to Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the future.

But the German international has largely been irreplaceable for the Blaugrana. It may have been a possibility for the Spaniard to emerge as the heir to the former Gladbach shot-stopper this term, considering his fall from grace in the past two seasons.

However, ter Stegen has put all the doubts around his starting place to bed, conceding a mere goal in seven La Liga matches so far. As a result, Pena will have to continue to wait for his big break in the senior team, although he could get his chances in the Copa del Rey.

While talks might not have been held with Pena over a renewal, recent reports indicate that Barcelona intend to renew his contract along with that of fellow goalkeeper Arnau Tenas in the near future.