Clement Lenglet is likely to stay at Barcelona next season after Andreas Christensen was injury and Ronald Araujo was out.
Ufabet Sport reported on Friday that German coach Hansi Flick could decide to keep Clement Lenglet at the club this season following Andreas Christensen’s injury.
Moreover, already in an injury-inflicted camp with stars like Ronald Araujo, Frenkie De Jong, and Gavi injured, the club has faced another injury case. With multiple starters injured, versatile star Christensen’s injury comes with another setback for FC Barcelona early in the long campaign ahead.
Barcelona are looking to offload Lenglet this summer to ease their wage bill, but the French centre-back has yet to commit to a move to another club, despite being link with a number of clubs.
However, the latest situation may mean that Lenglet will stay with Barcelona next season after Christensen’s injury, while Mikhail Faye is about to move to play for French club Rennes, while Ronald Araujo still needs to rest for around 4 months after ยูฟ่าเบท surgery to rehabilitate his body. Therefore, Flick considers keeping Lenglet as an option in the back line along with Inigo Martinez, Pau Gubarsi and Eric Garcia.
Meanwhile, Barcelona are in talks with the player’s agent to extend Lenglet’s current contract until 2026 for another two years to spread out Lenglet’s €32m salary over four years to solve the salary cap issue at the same time.