FC Barcelona had a fairly lively summer, concluded by certain failures, as in the Messi or Neymar cases, but also by successes, since the Catalans notably enlisted İlkay Gündoğan. In addition to Oriol Romeu and Íñigo Martínez. There were many problems with registering players, and it was not until the sale of Dembélé and a new lever to be able to validate the contracts of newcomers to La Liga. A big relief for Xavi and the Catalan supporters, who should still expect movement.
And for good reason, FC Barcelona is still waiting for reinforcements. The plans of Xavi and management are to enlist a right-back and an attacking player. With the financial limitations that everyone knows. For the first position, João Cancelo is the favorite. The Portuguese would even be quite close to the Spanish champion according to various local media, while the options Ivan Fresneda (Valladolid) and Pablo Maffeo (Mallorca) are also on the table.
Upcoming arrivals and departures
For the position of offensive player, it is more complicated. Barça dreams of Bernardo Silva, a difficult track to follow for obvious reasons. As for João Félix, the player and Atlético are keen on a departure for Barcelona… But Xavi is stalling, not particularly convinced by the Portuguese. No doubt Mateu Alemany and his men have other names that have not yet appeared on their list, while the Catalan press explained that Talisca (Al-Nassr) had offered his services to the club of the Ciudad Condal.
Then the departures. Many players could leave the club by the evening of August 31. There are the undesirables, like Clément Lenglet or Sergiño Dest, but also those whose future is unclear. Not considered unwanted, but not retained in the event of a good offer. This is the case for many players, such as Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia or Ez Abde, whose departures could free up funds to recruit. The end of the summer market is going to be hotter than usual in Barcelona…
