Tagliafico on Ajax move to Barcelona: “It will be easier in June”

Argentine left-back

Nicolás Tagliafico (29) was on the verge of a move from Ajax Amsterdam to FC Barcelona in January before his employer vetoed it. At that time, Barça was said to have been unable to offer Ajax more than one loan deal due to the financial situation – too little for sports director Marc Overmars, who was released a few days later.

Opposite to “TNT Sports‘ said the Argentine left-back: ‘It was complicated for both clubs at the moment, but I’m sure it will be easier in June.’ Has. As a result, the Dutch record champions’ transfer fee should be kept within limits.

“I gave vent to my feelings,” said Tagliafico about the failed winter transfer. “There’s no reason to keep this to yourself. That’s in the past, now we have to concentrate on the here and now.” The left-back is the problem area in coach Xavi’s Barça squad, who only has veteran Jordi Alba (32) to fall back on. Right-back Sergiño Dest (21), with whom Talgiafico played in Amsterdam until October 2020, had to help out on the left.

FC Barcelona would be the second stop in Spain for the Argentine. In 2012/13 he played on loan for Real Murcia in the second division – followed by five more years in Argentina at Banfield and Independiente before moving to Ajax in January 2018 for €4 million. For Tagliafico, the failed Barça move felt like an “opportunity I couldn’t pass up. It was a unique opportunity,” he said in early February. Now it seems as if he could get his desired transfer at the second attempt.

Pjanic, Thuram & Co.
Barça’s most expensive over 30 signingsTo overview
It would be nothing new for FC Barcelona to pay millions for a 30-year-old entry. This has happened to Kevin-Prince Boateng, Arturo Vidal and Jérémy Mathieu in the recent past.

To home page