Barcelona interested in Celta Vigo defender Javi Galan as Marcos Alonso alternative: Good deal for both?

The
club
have
also
managed
to
rope
Ousmane
Dembele
into
a
new
deal
while
a
deal
for
Sevilla
defender
Jules
Kounde
seems
to
be
closer
than
ever.

The
La
Liga
giants
now
intend
on
signing
two
new
fullbacks
to
shore
up
the
defence
further.
Chelsea
defender
Marcos
Alonso
has
been
Barcelona’s
priority
left-back
target
this
summer.
However,
the
move
for
the
31-year-old
has
gone
complicated
in
the
last
few
days,
stirring
the
Blaugrana
side
to
identify
alternatives
for
the
left-back.

A
few
names
since
have
been
linked
with
the
side
and
the
recent
name
who
has
joined
the
list
is
Celta
Vigo’s
Spanish
left-back
Javi
Galan.
The
27-year-old
has
emerged
as
a
possible
alternative
for
the
31-year-old
Chelsea
defender
who
has
impressed
during
his
time
at
SD
Huesca
in
the
past
and
now
with
Celta
Vigo.

Javi
Galan’s
impressive
season
at
Celta

The
Spanish
left-back
has
gotten
ahead
enormously
in
his
footballing
career
in
recent
years,
going
from
playing
for
Cordoba
in
the
lower
leagues
to
proving
himself
as
one
of
the
best-performing
left-backs
in
La
Liga
with
Celta
Vigo
which
he
joined
from
Huesca
last
summer.
The
left-back
was
solid
defensively
last
season
and
also
made
a
good
impact
going
forward
as
well
with
three
assists
to
his
name.

Transfer
Fee

Galan
still
has
four
years
left
in
his
current
deal
and
the
club
don’t
want
to
lose
him
at
this
stage.
But
he
has
a
release
clause,
worth
€18
million
and
triggering
that
could
make
him
available
for
the
Spanish
giants.

Good
deal
for
all
parties
involved?

Galan
was
one
of
the
best-performing
left-backs
in
La
Liga
last
season
and
should
be
a
great
backup
to
Jordi
Alba
in
the
Barcelona
ranks.
At
27
years
of
age,
Galan
is
about
to
enter
his
prime
years
and
this
could
be
the
best
time
to
take
the
next
step
in
his
career.