Football Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
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According to reports from O Jogo, Grimaldo’s contract expires in 2023 and Benfica are now under severe pressure from Europe’s elite, including Barcelona. The Portuguese side need to cut their wage bill, and he could be sold for a fee of around €10-€15 million.
The Spaniard is a graduate of La Masia but left the club at a young age in search of minutes. His understanding of the Barcelona way is the driving force behind the Catalans’ pursuit for him.
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Gaya is the first choice of Mateu Alemany and many others on the board. However, the Spanish left-back is close to renewing his contract with Valencia which would make his signing very difficult.
Grimaldo has 21 Primeira Liga starts for Benfica this season, in which he has scored five goals and provided as many assists. He has created 12 big chances and averages two key passes per game.
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A goalless draw means Barca will have to win in Turkey to progress and will need to find the sort of performance they came up with in Napoli in the previous round.
Eric spoke about the tie after the match and felt that the team were lacking in attack but will look to improve for the return fixture.
Barcelona center-back Eric Garcia says his team will learn from their first leg draw against Galatasaray and will give it all they’ve got in the second leg of the tie next week. “In the first half we allowed ourselves to be pressed out of good possession and, then, in the second half it was a little like the home leg against Napoli. We just lacked that good final touch around the goal – the thing we’ve been so good at in recent matches.
