Everything is going well at FC Barcelona. Hansi Flick’s team is achieving excellent results and seems to be the big favorite to win the La Liga title, in addition to having solid arguments to be among the main candidates for the Champions League title. But the club still has several hot issues to manage at the moment.
There are thus the extensions of Pedri and Gavi, whose contracts expire in 2026. Everything indicates that an agreement will be reached with the two Spanish prodigies, but it promises to be more complicated with players like Frenkie de Jong or Ronald Araujo , who are in the same contractual situation. Then, there is the file of replacing Robert Lewandowski, obviously.
Competition from everywhere
Although brilliant this season – 17 goals in 14 matches in all competitions – the Polish goleador will celebrate his 37th birthday next summer, and he therefore logically does not necessarily have a lot of seasons ahead of him. The club’s sports management is therefore monitoring the market in search of a potential replacement, and according to the Portuguese media In BolaViktor Gyökeres is the chosen one.
A complex file for the Barcelonans, for financial reasons known to all, while the Swede’s release clause amounts to 100 million euros. With 16 goals in just 10 league games, the 26-year-old striker is back on the same basis as last season and should be one of the main movers and shakers of the next summer transfer window, with big English clubs also on the lookout. To be continued…