The most recent transfer rumours from Leicester City state that Barcelona is reportedly targeting defender Wout Faes for the summer.
Foxes defender Wout Faes is reportedly on Barcelona’s list of targets, so Leicester City may need to prepare for a summer transfer attempt from the Spanish powerhouse.
It’s been an ups and downs summer for the club as they get ready for life back in the Premier League. After manager Enzo Maresca left to join Chelsea before Steve Cooper was hired in his stead, City may now have to contend with another raid as payback for their impressive promotion.
Spanish-language edition 27-time Fichajes report Champions of La Liga Barca is now pursuing Faes, as are other elite teams. They are drawn to the 26-year-old due to “his forcefulness, his ability to read the game.”
These are compared to the legendary Carles Puyol of the club, a player the Leicester man grew up idolizing.
The man himself has admitted to having a duplicate of the retiring center half’s shirt hanging in his childhood room. “Puyol was also a player he looked up to and he was another he was compared to because of the hair,” his father told The Athletic in 2022.
These connections to the Belgian international may surprise people, especially considering that he will have another chance to establish his reputation at Euro 2024. In the end, it is said that Barca is unlikely to find a deal financially feasible.
The unspecified asking amount that Leicester is requesting is called “an obstacle” for the Spanish team, allaying the anxieties of Foxes supporters.
