Barcelona Eyes Moroccan Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou Amid Ter Stegen Injury

Barça would be thinking of acquiring Yassine Bounou during the next transfer window, reports the Spanish media Sport. His goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen, who is suffering from back pain, will undergo surgery. A surgical operation that will keep him away from the pitch for two months. If his wish were to be confirmed, the Catalan club could face another difficulty: satisfying the Saudi club Al-Hilal with whom the Moroccan goalkeeper has signed a three-year contract for 12 million euros per year, while its financial situation is considered "critical".

This is not the first time that "Bono" has interested Real Madrid. During the El Pelotazo show on Canal Sur Radio, the Moroccan goalkeeper confided in September that he had the possibility of signing with Real Madrid and that he was "the first option" for the Madrid team, which wanted to recruit a talented goalkeeper to replace the seriously injured Courtois in the knee. If this signing did not materialize, it is because the club management "analyzed the situation, saw that I could go to the Africa Cup of Nations and miss a lot of matches in an important month for Real Madrid and that it was not possible," the Moroccan goalkeeper had explained.

To read: Real Madrid Passed on Bounou Due to Africa Cup of Nations Conflict

On the British side, it is Newcastle, also in search of a new goalkeeper, who would also be interested in Bono. His first goalkeeper is sidelined from the pitches following a shoulder dislocation. A possible arrival of the Atlas Lion at St James’ Park would allow him to make his debut in the Premier League with the English club, 6th in the championship.