With the departure of Sergio Busquets at the end of the season, an era of the Catalan club will be over, and through the exit door of Camp Nou, one of the few players with a tenure longer than an entire decade could pass. Jordi Alba was told that he is not in the plans; in the best case he will have a scarse minutes in the last year of his contract.Jordi Alba planned to end his career in Barcelona, he wanted to sign another contract but was not offered one. The whole situation is closely monitored by Atlético Madrid who are ready to give the Spanish veteran a “hand of salvation,” writes Mundo Deportivo.##NAJAVA_MECA_7261890##Raphael Guerreiro has been offered to Atletico Madrid – the Portuguese left-back will not stay in Borussia Dortmund, so the agents decided to lure him to renowned and influential European clubs. It is an interesting option for the Madrid club, which wants to strengthen the left wing, but Guerreiro is looking at other destinations. Primarily in Italy, it can be heard more and more loudly that Inter, Milan and Juventus are interested in him.Because of this, Atlético are forced to look for alternatives, and Alba is affordable. Although the Arab owners are willing to bring Lionel Messi company in the form of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, if the Argentine ace decides to put his initials on the contract, the left-back from Spain is not going away. Therefore, if he were to change his surroundings before the contract expires, going to Civitas Metropolitano would probably be the best solution.🚨🚨| JUST IN: Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Jordi Alba this summer.@martinezferran [🎖️] pic.twitter.com/WX7sLKBciA— Managing Barça (@ManagingBarca) May 18, 2023 Barcelona and Atlético have good relations, they often did business in previous years – Antoine Griezmann, Memphis Depay… – and they could do it again. If Raphael Guerreiro’s deal fails and Atlético manage to convince Jordi Alba to move to Madrid a year before the end of his contract with the Catalan club, the transfer of Yannick Carrasco to Barcelona would happen easier.Blaugrana are hampered by finances and cannot go over 10,000,000 euros, Atlético are asking for 15,000,000… Everything would be easier if Alba went in the opposite direction.
