This Saturday, FC Barcelona was held to a draw by Rayo Vallecano (1-1) during the 14th day of La Liga. Now, Xavi Hernandez’s men are in 4th place in the standings. And this new poor performance, where the Barcelona people seemed uninspired, illustrated the major shortcomings of the squad. Even if Frenkie De Jong has returned to the midfield, Gavi’s recent serious injury with Spain seriously handicaps Barça who did not have much choice before that either.
In this sense, the Spanish technician quickly asked his management for a player to replace his young Spanish international. With a Pedri who is regularly injured, an unstable De Jong and the unease around Ilkay Gundogan, the choices in the middle are very limited. But despite this, President Joan Laporta decided to cool Xavi immediately. “In principle we think we have a very competitive team and that the coach (Xavi Hernandez) has enough elements to continue having a good campaign this season”, he explained. An announcement which also confirmed the very little financial room for maneuver of the Catalan club.
No replacement for Gavi, an attacker arrives
And this recent bad result against Rayo Vallecano hasn’t really changed much in the club’s policy. After the meeting, the sporting director broke the silence to talk in detail about Barça’s winter transfer window which will therefore be crucial for the rest of the season. “Replace Gavi? Honestly, he’s an important player and difficult to replace because of the character and spirit he gives to the team.he first said in comments reported by Marca. Then the former Portuguese international mentioned an arrival for January.
“Xavi and I are coordinated for the market. We are not going to replace Gavi, because there is no other player like it on the market, let alone in January. We will see which position we will strengthen. We will surely opt for Vitor Roque, but nothing is decided”. As a reminder, the Brazilian striker has already signed for FC Barcelona but was due to join Spain at the end of the season. And with the recent performances of Robert Lewandowski, Barça is tempted to register the 18-year-old star this winter. So this should indeed be the case.
