For several weeks, FC Barcelona has been in the midst of reconstruction. This first began with the arrival of a certain Hansi Flick as coach. The German coach, who arrived to succeed Xavi Hernandez, had the mission of rebuilding a team that showed serious limitations last season both in La Liga and in the European Cup. To do this, the Barcelona management had set priorities on the transfer market, just like the former Germany coach, who therefore targeted several profiles for his offensive sector in particular.
The first big signing was Dani Olmo. After a brilliant Euro, the attacking midfielder decided to leave Leipzig to return to his training club. But FC Barcelona cannot do things simply and has once again been caught up in its economic difficulties. As a result, the 26-year-old midfielder is still not registered in La Liga and cannot play with his new team. A situation that is starting to grate on Hansi Flick’s nerves, who again implied in a press conference that he hoped that his management would resolve this matter quickly. “It’s not my job to register him in La Liga. He’s worked very well with the team this week. I like what we see in Dani, he’s ready to play. We’re waiting for him. I hope he’s in the team and can help us. It will be very positive. I see him in training. It’s incredible what he does. I hope to have him as soon as possible.”he first said.
Hansi Flick hopes for recruits
Hansi Flick also took the opportunity to take stock of the other hot file: Ilkay Gündogan. Only one year after his arrival, the German midfielder left Barça to return to Manchester City. A transfer that was not initially planned but forced by the economic situation of the Catalan club which had to free itself from a big salary. “After the game against Valencia, I already said that we had a conversation and I thought he was going to help us, that he was going to stay. But he changed his mind this week. It happens. I know him as a player and as a person and I can only say good things about him. He was a fantastic player for Barça.”confided Hansi Flick, who will therefore have to go through the season with a fairly light midfield.
And as for the failure concerning the winger, Hansi Flick decided to kick it into touch. This weekend, his team faces Bilbao of a certain Nico Williams, who was the priority in this position. “He is not my player, I will only talk about the field. In this area, we have an experienced player who will take care of it. Jules Koundé will do an excellent job in this regard.” Finally, the former Bayern Munich coach did not miss the opportunity, in this press conference, to explain that he was going to make do with his squad given the situation, even if he obviously wants reinforcements before the end of August. “I focus on what I have. I work on what I can change. It doesn’t work to think about what you don’t have. I focus on the team I have to beat tomorrow. I’m very happy with the team I have. I spoke with most of the players today and they are all aware of their situation and I see they are having a good time. This will help us improve. We are ready for the season.” Hoping for him that Barça will be able to align with his demands. Because Xavi had also made a similar speech at his debut before the sequel that we know…
