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Barcelona : What does Lenglet signing mean for Mina?

By Chiranjib Ghosh

BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 04: Yerry Mina of FC Barcelona looks on from the bench during the La Liga match between Espanyol and Barcelona at RCDE Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 04: Yerry Mina of FC Barcelona looks on from the bench during the La Liga match between Espanyol and Barcelona at RCDE Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) /
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Barcelona have taken a U-turn on Yerry Mina’s future at the club

VALENCIA, SPAIN – MAY 13: Yerry Mina of Barcelona in action during the La Liga match between Levante and Barcelona at Ciutat de Valencia Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
VALENCIA, SPAIN – MAY 13: Yerry Mina of Barcelona in action during the La Liga match between Levante and Barcelona at Ciutat de Valencia Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) /

After Paulinho was offloaded to his former club Guangzhou Evergrande on loan, it seemed as if the 29-year old Brazilian midfielder left to accommodate Yerry Mina in the squad. On the connection of the dots, that seemed the most logical conclusion.

Yerry Mina had a brilliant World Cup. He scored 3 crucial goals for Colombia. He started attracting interest from top European clubs and hence, the club should have realised that he was a good prospect for the future and that he deserved a second opportunity.

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But the club has chosen not to retain Yerry Mina. He will be naturally pushed out with the signing of Clément Lenglet from Sevilla. His status as a non-European player is not being challenged by the presence of Paulinho in the squad, but the club will offload him nonetheless.

Mina has an offer of €24 million from Everton. The Toffees are competing with fierce Merseyside rivals Liverpool for the signature of the towering Colombian. But before making a decision on his future, Mina should wait for contact from the club management.

The management can have different plans too. The right-left balance in the squad’s defence has been a key part of Ernesto Valverde’s plans and tactics. Mina’s replacement by Lenglet in the defence would lead to the upsetting of that balance.

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The defence would have three left-footed player and just the one right-footed defender, Gerard Piqué. The club might just choose to keep Yerry Mina in the squad, and move on Thomas Vermaelen, who is 32 years old and injury-prone.