Barcelona Eyes Moroccan Goalkeeper Bounou as Potential Ter Stegen Replacement

Barça has been following goalkeepers like Moroccan Yassine Bounou (FC Seville), Frenchmen Ilian Meslier (Leeds) and Alban Lafont (Nantes), Belgian Maarten Vandevoordt (Genk) and Pole Bartlomiej Dragowski (Fiorentina), with a view to replacing its current goalkeeper, the German Marc André ter Stegen (29 years old and 1.87 m), who has not been convincing this season.

The coach of the Spanish club, Xavi Hernández, defended the latter after his unconvincing performance against Elche: "For us, Marc is fundamental. Sometimes he makes mistakes, but he knows he has to improve...", he said, revealing the club’s dissatisfaction and its intention to strengthen the goal.

Among this list of five goalkeepers, Yassine Bounou, 30 years old and 1.92 m, is the most experienced and best known to Barça supporters, reports Mundo Deportivo. With a market value of 15 million euros, the Moroccan international’s contract with FC Seville runs until 2024. He joined this club in 2019 and has been a regular since 2020, after playing for Atlético de Madrid B, Zaragoza and Girona.

The contract of llian Meslier, 21 years old and 1.97 m, French goalkeeper of Leeds, expires in 2026 and he has a market value of 20 million, according to the specialized site Transfermarkt. The other French goalkeeper, Alban Lafont, 23 years old and 1.96 m, is under contract with Nantes until 2024 and his market value would be around 10 million. The Pole Bartlomiej Dragowski, 24 years old and 1.91 m, will play at Fiorentina until 2023 and his market value is 11 million. As for the Belgian Maarten Vandevoordt, 19 years old and 1.92 m, his contract with Genk runs until 2023 and his market value would be 4 million.