Barcelona transfer news: Hansi Flick hails ‘fantastic’ former Barca winger, return on horizon?

Ahead of the clash betwixt Barcelona and Real Betis past weekend, Hansi Flick did not fell his admiration for Abde Ezzalzouli. Could Barcelona beryllium acceptable to marque a move?

Last weekend, Barcelona won comfortably astatine Real Betis (5-2). Despite different attacking masterclass from the Catalans, Abde Ezzalzouli managed to basal out. Sport says the Moroccan winger was his team’s champion subordinate successful the crippled and notably gave Jules Kounde a hard clip connected his flank.

Hansi Flick a long-time admirer of Abde

The 24-year-old showed explosiveness, powerfulness and precision to decorativeness disconnected a Betis counter-attack perfectly. This confirmed Flick’s pre-match comments astir the erstwhile Barcelona player.

‘What I spot from him impresses me. He is simply a fantastic player, I similar the mode helium plays football, the assurance helium has successful himself successful duels, successful that last 3rd of the pitch,’ the German brag had said. The erstwhile Bayern Munich brag does not usually lavish praise connected players who bash not beryllium to his team.

According to the Catalan daily, these are not bare words from Flick, who has genuinely admired Ez Abde for immoderate time. The winger was notably connected Barcelona’s database of targets. Discussions took place, but the Catalan nine did not marque a move. Could Barcelona beryllium acceptable to marque an attack soon?

Barcelona bash not request to motion a winger

Sport recalls that Barcelona clasp 20% of immoderate aboriginal merchantability pursuing his transportation to Real Betis successful September 2023 for £6.4m (€7.5m).

That is an undeniable vantage for the Spanish giants, with the Moroccan international’s worth present reaching £34m (€40m). However, with the summertime signings of Karim Adeyemi and Anthony Gordon, Barcelona person capable wingers successful their squad.

No departure appears to beryllium connected the docket successful that area. It remains to beryllium seen whether Flick volition propulsion to motion Abde and adhd this unsocial illustration to his attack. Sport does not adjacent the door: ‘And who knows, possibly their paths volition transverse later.’