Barcelona already showed last summer that it pays special attention to the market for footballers who are in the final year of their contract so that they can come to Barcelona as free agents. In this way, Andreas Christensen and Frank Casey reached the beginning of the market. After that, the famous economic levers were activated and Joan Laporta was able to make more significant payments to players like Robert Lewandowski, Jules Conde or Rafinha
However, these levers are not infinite, and next summer, when Barcelona intends to strengthen the team again, it must be taken into account how any euros are spent, which is why these players who are currently in their last year of contract. of greater importance. The fact that they can become free agents does not mean that they are of an inferior level, because there are some like N’Golo Kante who for several years was one of the most popular figures in his position
The French midfielder is out injured with Chelsea and although it is not known when he will return to the field, if he makes a full recovery he will still be a very important footballer. He rose to fame as the anchor for Leicester City which surprised the whole world by winning the Premier League, and Chelsea took him to Stamford Bridge, where he also established himself as one of the best midfielders of the last decade
This is not the first time that he seems to reach the Spanish League. A few seasons ago, Zinedine Zidane tried to persuade Florentino Perez to sign him at Real Madrid. This was not the case, and now Barcelona are considering him as one of the possible replacements for Sergio Busquets. The captain shut everything down to go to MLS once this season with Barcelona is over and he will leave a very difficult void to fill. There are many more names on this list in addition to Kanté’s, footballers like Ruben Diogo and Martín Zubemendi are also on the Blaugrana’s radar
But, if one of the two signings Barcelona can make in this position is Kenté, that guarantees a very big relief. The free agents from last season, Christensen and the aforementioned Casey, are sources but not starters, but with the expensive midfielder it would be a different story. Kenté will arrive at the Camp Nou at the age of 32, and he still has a few seasons to go before a lot of good football