3 - Alejandro Balde

[Joan]

No. What exactly would we benefit from that trade? We need someone to compete with Balde not replace him. I like Mendes and he is clearly is a more developed/productive player but he has missed double the games than Balde over last 2+ seasons. And when he would inevitably get injured we would have to play Martin again.

Didn’t have a feeling Mendes is an injury prone player. Looked up and sure, suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out for a year but since coming back in February 2024 hasn’t missed a game. I’d argue that the jury is still out.

I think that the FBs are Barca’s biggest issue and an upgrade over Balde would be huge for the team.