Barcelona He is said to have opened talks with Hull City for the 22-year-old winger Jaden Philogene, as a potential option to give them cover on the left side of the attack. Luis Diaz and Nico Williams have been highlighted as their priority targets for the left wing, but the Blaugrana are working on alternatives in case they can't pull off those deals, or just a rotation option.
Philogene, 22, moved to Hull from Aston Villa last summer for €5.8m and the Villans have a buy-back clause for him, which would rise to €15m if the Tigers were promoted to the Premier League. The Blaugrana for their part are working on a loan with an option to buy for Philogene, although there is no figure. Relief, which made the news. He would be an alternative on the left wing to Raphinha, Williams or Diaz, depending on who is there next season.
Barca have been offered the chance to sign Jadon Sancho, a profile that Hansi Flick likes a lot. It could be an option if the deals for Nico Williams and Luis Díaz collapse. @sport
— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) June 25, 2024
Coming through Villa's academy, Philogene has been linked with Barcelona in the past, but his season in the Championship has clearly put him back on their radar. This season he scored 12 goals and provided 6 assists in his 32 appearances in the Championship, impressing with his tricky dribbling. He missed a month of action and 10 games at the turn of the year, but was still part of England's under-21 squad, with three goals in his four appearances. In particular, it went viral for one of the most outrageous goals of the season.
A deal would be bad news for the likes of 18-year-old Dani Rodriguez, who is currently in talks over a new contract, and could benefit from minutes on the left side, as well as those of Joao Felix or Ferran Torres. . While both could be used elsewhere in Hansi Flick's 4-2-3-1, if that's rough form for him, it's a position where the Portuguese has certainly had most of his minutes this season , if it comes back.
