Barcelona\u2019s mission to sign a new goalkeeper in the summer is largely stemmed from the learnings after Marc-Andre Ter Stegen\u2019s season-ending injury.<\/p>\n
With only Inaki Pena as a backup option, the Blaugrana were forced to enter the market and sign Wojciech Szczesny who had recently retired. The Polish star, however, will leave in June and there is a need for a long-term replacement.<\/p>\n
Whether or not the Catalans sign a new player in the summer will largely boil down to the youngster\u2019s performances in goal this season and Ter Stegen\u2019s recovery. At present, the scouting is well underway.<\/p>\n
An option in England
\nAs relayed in a recent report by it, Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper BartVerbruggen has emerged as a potential target for Barcelona and is on the club\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n
Barcelona show interest in Verbruggen. (Photo by Matt McNulty\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Just 22 years of age, the youngster has already established himself as the mainstay for both Brighton and the Dutch national team. He moved to England in 2023 in a transfer worth \u20ac20 million and has shown great quality since then.<\/p>\n
In seven Premier League appearances sofar this season, Verbruggen has conceded 1.6 goals per game and averages a stunning 3.3 saves every 90 minutes. In that duration, he has also overseen two clean sheets.<\/p>\n
Verbruggen is just one of the players being scouted by the Catalans and his current contract at Brighton runs until 2028. However, Joan Laporta and Co. see him as a viable target in economic terms.<\/p>\n
After all, their top target, Porto\u2019s Diogo Costa, is on the radars of Chelsea, Manchester City and Bayern Munich and will likely cost north of \u20ac50 million, a sum not feasible in Catalonia at the moment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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