Barcelona Icon Jordi Alba Rejects Opportunity to Join Inter Milan on Loan on Transfer Deadline Day

• Jordi Alba has no plans to join Inter Milan despite the deal Barcelona has reached with the Serie A team on loan this summer
• The Blaugrana's salary bill is a major problem since it needs to be cut in order for the team to try to make new recruits
• Xavi Hernandez has already dropped Alba to the bench in the last two La Liga games, as Alejandro Balde has been included in the first eleven

Barcelona veteran defender, Jordi Alba has turned down a chance to join former Italian champions, Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal on transfer deadline day.

The 33-year-old defender has lost his place in Barcelona’s first team and the club is looking to get his huge wage off their books due to the Catalans precarious financial state.

According to Marca, Jordi Alba has no intention of leaving the Catalan giants this summer and will not give his approval for Barcelona to loan him out.

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In recent days there have been contacts between Barcelona and Inter in the Blaugrana's bid to reach an agreement for Alba's potential departure.

Alba remains one of Barcelona’s highest earners but has lost his place in the first team to Alejandro Balde while the La Liga giants are also keen on signing Marcos Alonso from Chelsea this summer.

Barcelona outcast Martin Braithwaite set to join local rivals

Meanwhile, Martin Braithwaite is finally on the verge of leaving Barcelona with just a few hours to the end of the summer transfer window.

According to Barca Universal, Braithwaite is now set to join La Liga rivals Espanyol in a bid not to miss out on the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Denmark.

The Danish forward is most likely going to sign with Espanyol as a free agent, with Barcelona happy to terminate his contract and pay him a token sum to get his wages off the books.

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Jordi Alba involved in heated exchange with Rayo Vallecano player

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona fans are still mauling over the Catalans’ disappointing goalless draw on matchday 1 of the 2022/23 La Liga campaign at home to Rayo Vallecano.

Jordi Alba, who featured in the game for Barcelona was also furious with the result at full-time that he confronted one of the Rayo Vallecano players at the Camp Nou tunnel after the game.

Alba and Ivan Balliu of Rayo Vallecano were involved in a verbal spat with the Barcelona player accusing his opponent of talking too much.