Sep 23, 2024, 4:14 PM ET
Barça’s starting goalkeeper, Marc-André ter Stegen, was injured yesterday in the match against Villarreal and will be out for eight to nine months.
The world of football woke up to the surprising news that the goalkeeper of BarcelonaMarc-André ter Stegen suffered a serious injury to the patellar tendon in his right leg that will keep him out of football for around eight months. In light of this situation, Costa Rican Keylor Navas has emerged as an option to replace him.
Keylor Navas is unemployed, the national has not found a team to play for after leaving the Paris Saint-Germain After finishing his contract, he trained in Costa Rica with the Saprissa Sportshowever, has not accepted any offer to play for any club.
Keylor Navas returned to the PSG starting lineup a year later. 2024. Getty Images
The Central American is positioned as an option for the Barcelona Because he is in the group of goalkeepers who are in free agency, the national can sign with this team as he has no ties to any institution.
In Spain, reports such as that of Sports World They point to the national team as one of the strongest options to reach Barcelona.
ESPN understands that, should the approach take place, Keylor Navas is in favour of analysing the proposal, especially given what Barcelona represents.
He has been linked with clubs, first Monza of Italy set their sights on him to the point of wanting to sign him, however, the national team closed the door to Serie A and did not want to join this club that plays in the highest division of Calcio.
ESPN has learned that Keylor Navas He has prioritized the economic part, the national wants a substantial contract, he recognizes that this is shaping up to be his last opportunity to secure a good contract, he is 37 years old, next December he will be 38.
In addition to Monza, Keylor Navas has been in the orbit of clubs in the MLS, such as San Diego FC, and his name was of interest to Villarreal, and this option was one of the ones that appealed to him the most, since playing in the Iberian country is one of his aspirations, returning to that football.
A few weeks ago his name was mentioned in Gremio, Brazil, but it was an offer, and the vice president of the Rio de Janeiro club killed any chance by declaring that “they should forget about that story.”
Keylor Navas remains in Central America, the former Real Madrid goalkeeper is on a list of free agents that includes Jordi Masip, Edgar Badía, Nikola Petric, Antonio Adán and Loris Karius, as well as his former teammate, Sergio Rico.
Barcelona are top of the Spanish league with 18 points in six games played, which is overwhelming; in the Champions League they lost to Monaco, 2-1.
