“New contacts are planned in the coming weeks”

In fact, the first contacts between the sports director of Barcelona, ​​Deco, and the player from Rayo Vallecano took place in winter. Then there was a quiet and instead, stories about the interest of other teams for Andrei Rațiu appeared: Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen or, recently, Bournemouth! Rayo's defender would have agreed to go to the Premier League!

Now, Relavo magazine writes that “the Romanian file has been discussed several times with the management of the Blaugrana club, and new contacts are planned in the coming weeks to determine the viability of the transaction. The right defender is very popular in Barcelona”.

Andrei Rațiu would be the cheapest solution for Barcelona

Coach Hansi Flick asked Deco a backup for Jules Kunde, on the right flank of defense, when the French is not available. A valuable defender that immediately enters and can represent a guarantee. The boat also has on the list of Jeremie Frimpong (Leverkusen), Dodo (Fiorentina) and Vanderson (Mónaco).

Rațiu's great advantage? It has demonstrated its value in Laliga and is also the cheapest solution for Catalunya Colossus, for years in financial crisis. The Romanian is owned by Rayo Vallecano in co -ownership with Villarreal (50:50), and from the information of the Spanish journalists, the clause stipulated in his contract amounts to 25 million euros.

Rayo's sports director David Cobeño: “The story is always the same”

Even so, the Catalan Sport newspaper wrote that if it is decided to take it, Barcelona will try to shoot and get Rațiu somewhere at 12 million euros! Rayo's sports director's reaction, David Cobeño, at the end of March: “We are very pleased with Andrei here.

The story is always the same: whoever wants him will have to pay his release clause. Our hope is that it will continue at the level at which we are and we have great confidence in the future. Time will show us if he will stay with us or if another club will pay his termination clause. “

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