It was a festive evening in Catalonia. Yesterday, FC Barcelona players and managers gathered at the Casanova Beach Club restaurant in Castelldefels to celebrate the La Liga title and pay tribute to Robert Lewandowski. The Iberian media were on the lookout, waiting outside the establishment to obtain juicy information on the evening. They also hoped to grill Deco about the transfer window. The sporting director agreed to speak on the departure of Lewy, who reaches the end of his contract on June 30.
“Today (yesterday) is a little sad day because Robert’s departure is now official. It is almost impossible to replace it. He has been the best striker in recent years, and everything he has achieved for Barça during this period is very difficult to replicate, but that’s football. Ferran Torres arrived as a winger and became a real number 9, but now it is time to make decisions and start strengthening the team. It’s no secret that the Camp Nou residents want to get their hands on a striker. The names of Julian Alvarez (Atlético de Madrid) and João Pedro (Chelsea) have been mentioned for several weeks. That of Lautaro Martinez (Inter) too, but he does not seem to be the priority.
Barça wants new blood
The first two players mentioned are. And Deco wanted to send a message, particularly concerning the Spider about which it could be said that Barça was going to throw in the towel in the face of competition from PSG. “It’s not a question of profile. We are not excluding anyone, and we are not recruiting anyone (…) These are internal questions. What we can guarantee is that we will work like every year. We lost a very important player like Robert, and of course we will try to strengthen the team. El Chiringuito reports that Deco added that Barca “does not exclude Julian” of his reflection.
This is in line with the information published yesterday by the Cadena SER. Spanish radio has assured that the Culés are not ruling out this option. During the night, other Iberian media provided new information. On El ChiringuitoToni Freixa clarified: “Barça must go and get Julian and he wants to come.” The Argentinian is therefore still interested in the Blaugrana project. He is not the only one. “João Pedro will speak with Xabi Alonso to tell him he wants to leave”specified the famous Spanish television show, which concluded by adding: “Barça can spend €100 million on a striker.” This is in line with the information fromOnda Cero. The media reported that Hansi Flick has set a limit of €100 million for Alvarez, the player he wants. The FCB, which has experienced financial problems, therefore has a substantial envelope to afford the Argentinian or another new number 9. It now remains to be seen who will be the lucky one.
