Barcelona has already started working on planning for the winter transfer market with the aim of making several signings to give Xavi Hernandez the best possible team for the second part of the season and build a more competitive squad also for the future. However, the technician from Egaren has limited his claims to three names. Coach Koller is clearly what he needs for his team and has asked Matteo Alemany and his team to work with these players
Midfielder to find a replacement for Busquets
Sergio Busquets was one of the most important players in Barcelona’s recent history. However, the current captain of FC Barcelona and La Roja is already 34 years old, his contract expires this coming summer and everything indicates that this will be his last season as a player in Barcelona. Because of this, the Culer Athletic District wants to quickly link a replacement for the current linebacker. Names like Rubén Neves or Jorginho have popped up to fill the role, but Xavi Hernandez has it clear that his man is Martin Zubemendi. The Real Sociedad player is younger than those mentioned above and would fit Xavi’s style of play better Another position that Xavi is interested in in the future is the internal one. With Franck Kessie on the exit ramp due to poor performances as an insider in his early months as Barcelona and Frenkie de Jong with a situation still surrounded by some uncertainty, the coach from Terrassa values the insider position with another footballer. And his profile is very clear: he wants the footballer to charge the area from the second line in more closed match contexts
In this sense, the man requested by the Barcelona coach is Ilkay Gundogan. The German midfielder’s contract with Manchester City expires next summer in 2023 and he would not mind playing at the Camp Nou from the 2023/24 season
The early announcement of Gerard Pique’s retirement upset the plans of Barcelona’s sports management regarding the back-guard. Already without Bonanova’s centre-back in the squad, Xavi considers it necessary to add a centre-back to the squad. And if it is possible, let it be a left winger, since they currently do not have a single player, and Marcos Alonso as a central defender in a line of 4 does not seem to work. For this reason, Igarín’s coach requested the addition of Inigo Martínez, the player of Athletic Bilbao. The Basque player is in a situation similar to that of Gundogan, as his contract expires next summer as well. However, the urgency of this situation is that Joan Laporta would consider trying to negotiate a relegation move with Athletic in the same winter market to sign him immediately