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da betsson： According to Spanish outlet AS, Ricardo Pereira is on Barcelona’s wish list as they eye up a new right-back.
What’s the word?
Pereira has quickly established himself as one of the best right-backs in the Premier League, showing impressive strides since switching Porto for Leicester.
However, after just a season in England he could be on the move.
Mundo Deportivo have reported that current Barcelona full-back Nelson Semedo avoided journalists in the mixed zone following Portugal’s win over Switzerland at the Nations League. That came just a day after the same publication claimed he wanted to leave.
With that in mind, the Catalan club have now drawn up a list of potential replacements.
Among those names, according to AS, is Leicester’s Pereira. The report doesn’t specify how much he is likely to leave for, but Transfermarkt rate the player at £18m.
Disaster on the cards for Leicester
After Brendan Rodgers said he wanted to keep his squad intact over the summer this piece of news will be particularly worrying for fans of the Foxes.
He isn’t the first full-back to be linked with La Liga, though, after Ben Chilwell was the subject of interest from Atletico Madrid.
Both of them were excellent over the course of the 2018/19 season but there was arguably no player more important to Leicester than Pereira.
The 25-year-old had a stunning campaign, being named the club’s Player of the Season and also Players’ Player of the Season.
It was fine reward for a term where he claimed six assists, proving to be a valuable asset down the right hand side.
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After seeing Danny Simpson released, Leicester now only have one right back in the squad. Daniel Amartey has been utilised in that position in the past but he doesn’t come close to Pereira’s quality.
As a result, losing someone with the attributes he possesses would be nothing short of a disaster. Considering the transfer window has only just opened, it would be the worst possible way to open proceedings.
He’s a player you sense would be incredibly difficult to replace and considering Leicester’s £85m valuation of Harry Maguire, it hardly seems as though they’re strapped for cash.
In that case, allowing him to leave isn’t in their best interests.