Official: Barcelona confirm second exit of the winter transfer window

Barcelona confirmed the departure of Philippe Coutinho in the morning, who joined Aston Villa on loan till the end of the season. That was the first step of a long journey for the Catalans, who have to work on multiple exit operations in an attempt to sign/register players.

The Blaugranas have now officially announced the second desertion of the winter transfer window as Alex Collado joins Granada on loan till the end of the season.

Agreement with @GranadaCF for the loan of @AlexCollado_ until the end of the season

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 7, 2022

Collado could not be registered with Barcelona or Barcelona B at the start of the season due to bureaucratic issues and was left with no games under his belt all season. The same prevented him from being registered in the winter transfer window as well.

His move to Granada was confirmed weeks ago but was delayed. There is a chance that the Spaniard will make his debut for Granada on the weekend against none other than Barça themselves. No better chance to make his mark.