Barcelona are setting their sights on one of the most promising players to succeed Jordi Alba on the left front.
According to the Catalan newspaper Sport, Barcelona had expressed its desire to sign Marcos Alonso, a Chelsea player, but the English team is inflexible, as described by the Spanish press.
Henrique joined French club Monaco in 2018, coming from Atletico Madrid, on a five-year contract.
The newspaper pointed out that Barcelona puts an alternative to Marcos Alonso, the Brazilian Caio Henrique, who performed well, as he scored two goals and provided 12 assists during the last season, accompanied by Monaco.
His numbers indicate that he is the best Brazilian left-back playing in the major European leagues, with higher numbers than Alex Sandro with Juventus, and Alex Telles with Manchester United.
Of the Brazilians who play in the five major European leagues, only Vinicius Jr made 16 more assists, and Caio Henrique put himself in second place by beating compatriots such as Gabriel Jesus with 11, Rodrygo with 9 and Neymar Jr. with 8.
In the French league, he exceeded his numbers, Lucas Paqueta, the Lyon star, and Gerson, the Marseille player, who provided 7 assists.
The 25-year-old has a high technical quality, as he played in the youth categories in Santos as a defensive midfielder, and now he has developed greatly and helps build play in a good tactical way, and has developed in terms of the defensive side.
Barcelona has been watching him since he came to Atletico Madrid under 18, and now it’s time to try to sign him and bring him to the Xavi Hernandez battalion.
Barcelona is not the only player interested in the player, as there are several Premier League clubs watching him in preparation for opening negotiations with him and his club, and his contract will expire in 2025 and the value of his transfer is estimated between 20 and 25 million euros.