Barcelona interested in re-signing La Masia graduate defender

The heavily-celebrated arrival of Xavi back at the Camp Nou was followed by the signing of Dani Alves. Both icons of the dream team, their return came at no cost and is said to help the team.

Since then, the Blaugranas have been linked to Alexis Sanchez, Alex Grimaldo, Neymar, and several others. It seems like the media is clearly looking for the gang to get back together. And on the same lines, SPORT has reported that the club is interested in re-signing Marc Bartra.

Bartra graduated from La Masia, and went on to play for the first-team for four years. Eventually, he had to leave for Borrusia Dortmund because his place in the team was taken by Samuel Umtiti.

The Spaniard was a starting XI regular at Dortmund but was constantly hit by injuries. Eventually, he sought a move back to Spain, with Real Betis shelling out €10 million for his services.

Back to being the first-choice in the heart of the defence now, his time at Betis could come to an end with Barça looking to get his signature. The club considers him to be a player that can fit into the system easily given his past and won’t taken a financial burden, either.

Bartra would be open to the move and considers Xavi as a teacher. The duo are said to have bonded during their time together in the Catalan capital. In fact, they met recently as Barcelona fell to defeat against Betis at the Camp Nou.

Now 30, Bartra will enter the last year of his contract in June 2022. He could be available on a discounted price next summer, but right now is probably too early to jump to any conclusions.