Alejandro Grimaldo has admitted his dream is still to play for Barcelona and that his goal is to return to Spain at some point.
The 29-year-old left Barcelona almost a decade ago now for Benfica and then moved on to Bayern Leverkusen where he won the Bundesliga title last season.
[He’s been linked with a return to Barcelona over the years](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2023/11/9/23948543/alejandro-grimaldo-explains-why-hes-never-made-barcelona-return) and now says he still wants to play in Spain again.
> “Indeed, it’s a goal I have. I have it very clear in my mind, even the club knows it. I want to return to Spain in the short and medium term, and I’d like to experience being in Spain because, after all, it’s my country. It’s where I want to play and enjoy this experience, and it’s one of my goals,” he told Sport.
Grimaldo was also asked if could be tempted to play for Real Madrid if Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso replaces Carlo Ancelotti but made his affiliation to Barca clear.
> “In the end, I don’t know what Xabi will do. It’s a decision that solely concerns him. As for me, I grew up at La Masia; it’s the club where I grew as a player and as a person, and it’s the club I dreamed of playing for since I was a kid,” he added.
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> “I remember some interviews from when I was little in which I said my dream was to reach Barça’s first team , and that has always remained my dream.
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> “It’s something I don’t want to get into either because football has many twists and turns, and you never know what can happen. But it’s clear, as I’ve told you before, that I grew up at Barça, and after seven or eight years at La Masía, you always carry that with you. That’s what I can tell you right now.”
Barcelona are thought to be keen to bring in a full-back this summer but it doesn’t seem that Grimaldo is on their list of summer targets at the moment.