Barcelona are interested in rivalling elite clubs such as Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern and United for RB Leipzig’s Joško Gvardiol.
The 20-year-old has kept Croatia’s defense rock-solid so far — defeating World Cup favorites Brazil and advancing to semi-finals through penalty shootout.
The Croatia international is considered to be one of the best defenders for future, and he’s garnered a lot of attention from Europe’s top clubs.
It is rumored Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool are also interested to attain Joško Gvardiol’s services.
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| Gerard Piqué announced his retirement earlier last month |
For Barcelona, Gvardiol could be a key acquisition. Head coach Xavi Hernández plans to build a project for the future. Gerard Piqué recently announced his retirement, and injuries have caused important defenders to be sidelined this season.
Joško Gvardiol’s contract runs till 2027 — that being said, Barcelona will have to splash out extortionate amount of money to bring the Croatian to Camp Nou.