He was born in Terrassa, he is 21 years old, he is 6 ft. 3 in. tall (1.90 meters), he is a right-back, and he plays for Almería.
Deco Negotiates With His Club for the upcoming season, just as he negotiates with Rayo and Andrei Ratiu.
It is a two-way negotiation. Deco intends to pressure his interlocutors with the option of the other target. What is intended is to find an alternative replacement for Jules Koundé to manage his appearances.
What is definitive is that Héctor Fort is not in Hansi Flick's future plans. The proof is the overexploitation to which Jules Koundé is being subjected.
Flick finds it difficult to resort to the youth player and has already informed him that for the upcoming season he should look for another destination.
Everything Is Discussed With Ratiu and Only the Signature Is Missing... and that his president significantly lowers the figure of 25M that he intends to get for him.
But Ratiu is not the only alternative. Barça's technical secretariat has been following Marc Pubill, trained in Espanyol's youth academy and Olympic gold in Paris with Fermín for two years.
Journalist Sara Escriu has advanced his signing with Barça. The truth is that the conversations are very advanced, but the signing is not yet closed. It still depends on a series of factors.
His Valuation on Transfermarkt Is Four Million Euros. If he already stood out at Levante, this season he also presents excellent numbers at Almería. 30 matches and 2,225 minutes on the field, with one goal and one assist.
He is what is understood as a "wing-back," and he dominates the right flank, both in the defensive and offensive areas.
Last summer, Barça was already interested in his signing. At that time, there was talk of a one-season loan valued at 5M, with a purchase option set at 12M.
The problems with registering players aborted the operation, and Marc Pubill then had one foot in Italian Atalanta. But he did not pass the medical examination and returned to Almería.
Almería May Be Forced to Sell
Almería is seventh in the Liga Hipermotion standings, eight points from promotion and one from the promotion to the First Division. In case of failing in their promotion attempt, they would be forced to sell their stars to lighten their wage bill. Almería would lose the relegation aid bonus.
Pubill Started at Espanyol, went through Manresa, and signed for Levante in 2020 when he was just a youth player. Almería paid 5M euros for him in 2023, signing him with a release clause of 40M euros.
This summer, when Almería reached an agreement with Italian Atalanta, they closed the deal for 16M euros and 4 in variables. It is the amount that Barça is willing to offer, which, if Fort is included in the operation, would reduce their offer to 12M plus 4 in variables.
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