Barcelona’s sporting director continues to work on finding new clubs for several players who are not in Hansi Flick’s plans. Among them are Pau Víctor, Andreas Christensen, and Oriol Romeu. In the case of the Catalan striker, it has been revealed in recent hours that Valencia wants to sign him, while Girona is also interested in the Catalan midfielder, where he spent last season on loan. In the case of the Danish center back, if he stays, nothing will happen, but Saudi Arabia has tempted him and his departure could be a relief for Barcelona, as it would lighten the payroll.
While Deco and his team continue to work to offload these players, Hansi Flick is smiling days before the start of the Asian tour, which will begin on July 24. The German coach will be able to fly to Japan with peace of mind, as he has Joan García and Marcus Rashford, the British striker who has arrived from Manchester United and hopes to make a name for himself among the competition in the attacking line. For the moment, we are waiting for the German’s final list to find out whether the players who have been left out will travel to Japan and South Korea or not.
Pau Víctor is not in Flick’s plans
Barcelona’s preseason kicked off on Monday, July 14, and even before the players began training, it was already rumored that Barça did not have confidence in Pau Víctor for next season. The forward, who has also been linked with Girona, has to look for a new team on Hansi Flick’s orders, and now Valencia is presenting itself as a golden opportunity to continue growing and not cut short his potential, as it should be remembered that the striker will turn 24 next November.
With the presence of Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Ferran Torres, added to the signing of Marcus Rashford, the doors of the first team are completely closed to Pau Víctor. Last season, he did not get enough playing time to find consistency and was also involved in all the mess that Barcelona had with registrations, as Dani Olmo was the most talked about player, but Joan Laporta also had to resort to the courts to be able to count on the Catalan striker who is now wanted by Valencia.
Valencia wants Pau Víctor
According to Superdeporte, Valencia has already contacted Pau Víctor himself to express their interest in signing him for next season. In these conversations, they have reportedly told him that he will be important for Carlos Corberán, who has shown during his time at Mestalla the confidence he has in young players and the growth they tend to show under his leadership. They are therefore trying to convince a striker who is not in Hansi Flick‘s plans for this season, which begins in a few weeks.
In addition, it is also reported that members of the Turia team’s sports management have met with Deco to discuss the possibility of carrying out this operation. The big problem facing Valencia after talks with Barcelona is that the Blaugranas want to sell the player permanently and are asking for €10 million. For now, Valencia do not seem willing to put that money on the table and would be interested in a loan deal with an option to buy, similar to what Barça have done with Marcus Rashford and Manchester United.