Barcelona must have two high-level players per position”, explained Xavi the other day. It is clear that the Egarense wants to finally be able to make a squad from the beginning. Despite the fact that they brought him signings, the coach did not have too much room for maneuver Looking ahead to the coming course, everything will be different.
The sports management has been working on it for a long time. The renewals that have been confirmed are the most public part, but there is also work behind the scenes to close additions for this summer.
Nor can we forget the loans that should return at the end of the season. Iñaki Peña, Pjanic, Coutinho, Trincao and Collado. Only the first one is available and it is expected to be able to obtain income for the rest.
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Between one thing and another, all the lines of the field will be touched. And that, with the club’s economy as it is, is going to require all the ingenuity of the entity’s executives and its own president. It’s juggling time.
The goal
Movement under sticks is expected. Not because Ter Stegen’s position is in danger, but because of Neto’s probable departure. He has been wanting to leave for some time and his contract ends in 2023. The idea is to cover his gap by recovering the loaned Iñaki Peña.
Right side
Right now they have Alves, Dest and Sergi Roberto. The American could leave, the Catalan has renewed and the Brazilian seems to be staying. The club is awaiting whether it will be able to close César Azpilicueta.
power plants
There will be work here. Of the current ones, Eric Garcia, Piqué and Araujo are part of the new project. The idea is that Lenglet, Umtiti and Mingueza go out, but it doesn’t seem that it will be an easy task to find a team for them. The double pair of defenders would be completed with the already scheduled arrival of Christensen, from Chelsea.
Left side
Perhaps the position with the greatest shortcomings within the current squad. The only specialist is Jordi Alba. They want to sign someone to have another guarantee player in that area. Gayá or Marcos Alonso are some of the options that are valued.
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Pivot
The owner and specialist in the position is Sergio Busquets. He has some possible replacements like Frenkie De Jong or Nico within the current squad. The arrival of Kessié should serve to shore up the position.
interiors
They are already well covered with Frenkie De Jong, Pedri, Nico and Gavi. If the transferred Dutchman came out during the summer, someone else would have to be hired. In addition, Riqui Puig is expected to decide to leave at the end of this season. No coach has decidedly bet on him since he made the jump to the first team, in 2019.
Rightmost
He depends, to a great extent, on what happens with Dembélé. If he renews, he would still be the owner of the position. He could be combined with Ferran Torres, who this year has been playing on the left, but he can perform better on the right. If Dembélé leaves, he would have to activate some option, like Raphinha’s. Adama has few ballots to stay.
center forward
One of the great objectives, but at the same time a headache. The goal is paid dearly and Barça suffered financial problems. At the moment, Aubameyang is counted on and Martin Braithwaite is expected to leave. Luuk de Jong ends his loan. There are other footballers who can act in that position, such as Depay, Ansu Fati or Ferran himself, but what is intended is to bring in a killer like Lewandowski.
Leftmost
In principle, with Ansu Fati, Ferran and Depay he would be covered. It would be good for the club to make money with the Dutchman, who for now says that he does not want to leave