FC Barcelona is going through a zone of turbulence. After an almost perfect 2024/2025 season, Hansi Flick’s team is having a little more trouble at the moment, handicapped by physical glitches, but also by a very fragile defense and an attack that is much less sharp and dangerous than during the last exercise. On the Catalan side, we are already thinking of injecting new blood into the squad in the coming months.
Especially since there are several upcoming departures that will need to be replaced. A number 9 will therefore have to be recruited to take the place of Robert Lewandowski who, unless there is a last minute turnaround, will leave the club in June at the end of his contract. The situation of Marcus Rashford is also very vague, since the club is not sure of wanting to exercise its purchase option of 30 million euros, he who is not completely unanimous among the managers.
FC Barcelona wants to take advantage of OL’s crisis
Barça is therefore looking for offensive players and if Karl Etta Eyong (Levante) seems to be the number 1 option to replace the Polish striker, it is a Lyonnais who could be chosen to occupy that of the Englishman. As explained SportMalick Fofana is indeed Barcelona’s number 1 option for the winger position. Conversations have even already taken place with the Belgian’s entourage, and Barça wants to take advantage of the Rhone club’s somewhat delicate financial situation to strengthen itself.
Injured in the right ankle, the Belgian winger is unavailable for several months, but his entourage should not say no to Catalan approaches. “We want to bring Fofana out of her shell. He has the potential to become a world star like Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal or Kevin De Bruyne, but he also needs to become a personality off the pitch. This is what we want to work on together. This is the season where Fofana wants to show himself to the world, especially at the World Cup. If he succeeds, he will be able to move from Lyon to a top 10 club. We believe in him a lot at Roc Nation. Liverpool, Bayern, Manchester City: these are the clubs where he has his place”confided his agent Frederico Pena in October, just before his injury. A physical problem which could also bring down its price, which would suit Barça well, which, let’s remember, is not necessarily in a much more glorious financial situation than OL…
