Luck is not on the side of FC Barcelona so far this season. In addition to the economic and sports crisis, there is the plague of injuries that have prevented first Koeman and now Xavi from maneuvering when making the starting eleven.
In an ideal situation, in which all the players were recovered and the signings they had in mind arrived, this could be Barcelona’s starting eleven.
Despite his performance in the first of the season and the criticism he has received for his performance after matches like the one in Munich, Ter Stegen is and will continue to be Barcelona’s starting goalkeeper. The German is a fundamental piece for Xavi’s project and from the Sport newspaper they indicated that they have declared him non-transferable.
Barcelona has incorporated Alves until the end of the season and he is once again the owner of the right-back, but looking to the next season the club is looking for players for that position and the one closest to the Camp Nou is César Azpilicueta. The Chelsea captain’s contract ends in June and therefore he would come as a free agent, something that the club’s economy will appreciate. The English press indicates that the future of Azpilicueta at this moment looks like a Barça player.
Ronald Araújo is currently the best defender that Barcelona has in its ranks and is a fixture in the eleven. The Uruguayan is called to lead the Barça defense and although clubs like Real Madrid are very attentive to his situation, as he will enter the last year of his contract, it would be a surprise if he left.
Araújo’s partner in the center of the defense would be between Niklas Süle and Andreas Christensen. Both end their contract and would arrive at the Camp Nou free, however the financial demands of the Danish from Chelsea are not affordable for Barcelona and Süle is the one with the most options to become Barça’s new central defender… although the club will have tough competition .
After many years of unsuccessful attempts, Barça have finally found a worthy replacement for Jordi Alba. Nicolás Tagliafico is currently one of the best in the world in his position and at Ajax he is offering a high level. This time Jordi Alba would have a tough competitor and the Spaniard would not come out very well.
Although Xavi has given the veterans a few sticks, the captain is a fixture in the eleven. The youngsters are stepping very hard and some have already settled in the first team but to remove Busquets from the eleven they still have to go one step further.
Koeman gave him the opportunity and Gavi is already a fixture in Barcelona’s eleven, not counting his early debut with the Spanish team. The midfielder is being one of the best news of the season and the barceonismo is more than excited thinking about the present and future that this player has.
The third man in midfield would be Pedri. After leaving in his first season at Barcelona and winning the Golden Boy, the Canarian has barely been able to play this year due to injuries. But as soon as he comes back he will do it to play.
Of all the youngsters, Ansu Fati is the one that most excites Barcelona fans, he is the leader of this new generation of talents that are coming out of La Masía and a good part of Baça’s hopes are placed on him to get the team out of this situation. But the injuries are taking their toll on him and while the winger recovers, it would be Adama Traoré who arrives on loan, but if he has a good campaign, perhaps Barça will end up executing the purchase option.
In the other band would be Ferrán Torres. The Spaniard is one of the reinforcements that has arrived in this winter market and in the three games he has played with Barça he has already scored a goal and distributed an assist. Barça has made a good bet with him.
It is the great jewel that Joan Laporta wants to lead the rebirth of Barça. Haaland is the scorer that everyone wants and of course his signing would solve all of Barcelona’s problems in front of goal at a stroke. However Xavi has other preferences. The coach wants the signing of Álvaro Morata and from the club they are trying by all means to convince Juve and Atletico to carry out the operation.
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