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Barcelona: Top 5 options for left-back signing in January

By Chiranjib Ghosh

FARO, PORTUGAL - AUGUST 1: Alex Grimaldo from SL Benfica in action during the International Champions Cup match between SL Benfica and Lyon at Estadio Algarve on August 1, 2018 in Faro, Portugal. (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images)
FARO, PORTUGAL - AUGUST 1: Alex Grimaldo from SL Benfica in action during the International Champions Cup match between SL Benfica and Lyon at Estadio Algarve on August 1, 2018 in Faro, Portugal. (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images) /
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Barcelona’s French technical secretary Eric Abidal uses his mobile as he arrives to attend a training session at the FC Barcelona’s Joan Gamper Sports Center in Sant Joan Despi, on August 24, 2018 (Photo by PAU BARRENA / AFP) (Photo credit should read PAU BARRENA/AFP/Getty Images)
Barcelona’s French technical secretary Eric Abidal uses his mobile as he arrives to attend a training session at the FC Barcelona’s Joan Gamper Sports Center in Sant Joan Despi, on August 24, 2018 (Photo by PAU BARRENA / AFP) (Photo credit should read PAU BARRENA/AFP/Getty Images) /

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Obviously, the best option for Barcelona is to promote from within, to cultivate talent from La Masia. But to the eyes of Ernesto Valverde, Juan Miranda is not ready to take on a permanent spot in the first-team squad.

And with Thomas Vermaelen too slow to act as an efficient full-back, the club needs to sign someone. It is clear that Álex Grimaldo is the best option available to Éric Abidal right now, despite his price tag.

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The club can also go for players like Alex Telles, but Grimaldo would be a relatively economical option. If Abidal fails to sign the La Masia graduate, there are always other options like Toni Lato and Marcelo Saracchi.

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