FC Barcelona: Stole Dimitrievski should come in January
Stole Dimitrievsky. Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo.
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Barca wanted to make some changes in the goalkeeping position in January. However, the attempt failed, as Stole Dimitrievski describes.
North Macedonia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski said he was close to a move from Rayo Vallecano to LaLiga rivals FC Barcelona in January. The 28-year-old announced at MozzartSportthat there was already agreement between all parties. The deal finally failed because of another goalkeeper.
Dimitrievski said: “Everything was settled between me and Barca and the clubs were also in agreement. Only the signatures on the contracts were missing.” The 28-year-old was set to succeed Barca Neto as number two but the Brazilian has refused to leave Barcelona. “So I couldn’t go.”
FC Barcelona: Stole Dimitrievski should become Ter Stegen’s competitor
Neto joined the Blaugrana in 2019 for €26m from Valencia CF and is a costly substitute for first-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Meanwhile, Dimitrievski has not given up hope of a transfer to a well-known club. It makes him “overjoyed” to be in conversation with top clubs, according to the 54-time national player. “We’re having a great season and I hope that Barcelona or other big clubs will contact me in the summer.”
Dimitrievski managed the feat of beating Barca twice with Rayo this season. Only FC Bayern could do that. This gives him a “wonderful” feeling, according to the goalkeeper.
In 2019 he switched from Gimnastic Tarragona to Rayo Vallecano for a fee of 900,000 euros. Dimitrievski’s contract with eleventh-placed LaLiga runs until 2024.
