Barcelona right-back target willing to wait for club amidst Inter, AC Milan interest

The right-back position has been an area of concern at Barcelona for a while now. They explored for solutions last summer, but ultimately ended up signing Hector Bellerin due to financial constraints.

The Spaniard hardly clicked on returning to his boyhood club, with Xavi utilising Jules Kounde, Sergi Roberto, Ronald Araujo. and even Alejandro Balde ahead of him. Bellerin eventually left the club in January, while Kounde has been the anointed right-back for this season.

However, the Frenchman has made it clear in the past that he wishes to play as a centre-half. So, it becomes imperative that Barcelona bring in a new right-back in the summer.

Several targets are on the agenda at Camp Nou for the same. Juan Foyth of Villarreal has been linked heavily since last summer, but the Yellow Submarines want his €54.6 million release clause to be paid in full.

Benjamin Pavard of Bayern Munich was another player linked heavily, but the Frenchman seems to be leaning towards a new contract with the Bavarians.

According to SPORT, another name that Barcelona are looking at to reinforce the right-back position is Borussia Dortmund ace Thomas Meunier.

The Belgian international is a player that has been on the radars of the Blaugrana for a long time now. His signing has been explored on more than one occasion in the past and it will once again be a subject of discussion heading into the summer.

The 31-year-old’s contract expires next year so he could be available at an affordable price for Barça, while the club reportedly believe that he can continue playing at the highest level for a couple more years.

Furthermore, it is claimed that Barcelona have excellent reports on Meunier, be it sporting-wise or personality-wise. And the player himself is understood to be keen on moving to Camp Nou.

Indeed, as per the report, Meunier is also attracting interest from Italian giants AC Milan and Inter Milan. However, he is willing to wait for Barcelona and their decision before considering offers and approaches from other clubs.

The Belgian’s entourage is aware that he is not the first-choice option at Camp Nou currently. But there is hope that things could align for him to move to Catalonia in the summer. To that end, he is willing to wait for Barça despite the interest from the two Milan clubs.

Only time will tell whether Meunier ends up making his way to La Liga come summer or if Barcelona decide to look at other options.