In accordance with Sport, Barcelona are getting ready to step up their curiosity in Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck.
The Catalan giants bought their solely left-footed centre-back – Inigo Martinez – this summer time, selecting to avoid wasting the cash that will’ve gone to his wage and to usher in some additional money, believing the squad division to own adequate cowl for the upcoming challenges. Nevertheless, it seems they now remorse that they hadn’t taken under consideration the truth that it left them with no specific-profile participant.
Schlotterbeck matches that profile, and along with his present contract set to enter its closing 12 months on the finish of this season, Barcelona clearly really feel the time has come for them to behave if they need the 25-year-old Germany worldwide of their ranks. Whether or not they make their transfer in January or the summer time, stays to be seen.
Schlotterbeck joined Dortmund for €20million in January 2022 from Freiburg. He’s made a complete of 128 appearances for the Black-and-Yellow, scoring six targets and producing 16 assists. He missed the beginning of the season via a meniscus downside and subsequent health buildup, however he performed the total 90 minutes within the final three Bundesliga video games for Niko Kovac’s facet.