Barcelona do not want to renew soon-to-be free Spanish defender – report

Despite their precarious financial situation last summer, Barcelona scraped every last inch of their treasury in the last summer transfer window to reinforce their squad. The idea was to put the long-term gains on the line and sell club assets for a stronger squad in the present day.

The centre-back and forward departments were amongst the prioritised areas in the process, as Barcelona signed Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.

However, by the time the right-back position came into the picture, the Catalans did not have enough fuel in the tank to sign a big name and brought in Hector Bellerin.

The player arrived from Arsenal on a free transfer after terminating his contract with the English side and signed for one year with an option to extend.

According to reports from Javi Miguel, the Blaugranas have decided against renewing the defender next summer and will allow him to leave as a free agent come June.

The 27-year-old has only played three La Liga games for Xavi’s side this season and is yet to contribute directly to a goal. His performances have been far from the level expected at a club of Barcelona’s stature and he has averaged less than five defensive actions per game.

He was particularly horrific in the team’s recent clash against Bayern Munich when the Bavarians ran riot on Barcelona’s right wing.

If the club part ways with the La Masia graduate in the summer, Joan Laporta could fancy the likes of Julian Foyth or Thomas Meunier to come in and replace the Spaniard.