Barcelona is studying Ugarte to replace Busquets – Sporting

Spanish newspaper Sport reported this Wednesday that Barcelona will closely follow in Manuel Ugarte’s footsteps, looking at the Uruguayan midfielder at Sporting as a solution to the space the potential departure of Sergio Busquets will open at the end of the season – the Catalans expect a decision from the midfielder later this month. According to the Spanish newspaper, Jorge Mendes suggested the name of the Lions player to the Catalan officials, and recently there was a noticeable note. Ugarte, according to ‘Sport’, is a cheaper solution compared to the main target, Basque Martín Zubimendi, from Real Sociedad, so his name may gain traction in the near future. According to the same newspaper, the midfielder has a lot of markets in England, followed by Tottenham and mainly Wolverhampton, a club that saw in the Lions player the ideal successor to Ruben Neves … Barcelona. The transfer did not materialize despite the rumours.