Posted on November 12, 2021 at 12:30 pm by HG
While Xavi joined FC Barcelona a week ago, the management of FC Barcelona would already be busy with a view to drawing the contours of its workforce for this winter.
In the midst of a sporting crisis since the start of this 2021/2022 season with results well below expectations, FC Barcelona and its management have finally made the decision to dismiss Ronald Koeman quite recently . And after having studied many avenues to replace him, from Roberto Martinez to Andrea Pirlo passing by Antonio Conte or even Thierry Henry , the board of Barça decided to bet on Xavi. Thus, after having dislodged him from Al-Sadd where he had a release clause set at 5 M €, the former midfielder initialed a contract which binds him to the bench of his club until 'on June 30, 2024. However, if all observers of FC Barcelona are delighted with the comeback of their former midfielder in a coach costume, his task promises not to be easy insofar as he will have to work to reverse the negative sporting dynamic in which the FC Barcelona .
Players pushed to the exit, a track already ruled out
However, as the winter transfer window approaches, Xavi and FC Barcelona will be able to make some touch-ups in the squad of the Catalan first team. And that will go through a few possible departures at first if we are to believe the information unveiled by ARA this Thursday evening. The Catalan media actually explains that Barça will again seek to separate from Philippe Coutinho , Luuk de Jong or even Samuel Umtiti in January, although the Blaugrana would know it won't be easy to find a base for them. These departures could also be crucial insofar as they would allow both to collect cash and reduce the payroll of FC Barcelona . Clearly, the Catalan club could then be active in the direction of the arrivals, and the residents of the Camp Nou would already have some tracks in mind in this register.
Indeed, several names have already appeared in the press. We can especially think of that of Bernardo Silva or that of Raheem Sterling . In the midfield, the track leading to Franck Kessié as well as the one leading to Donny van de Beek were put forward as options for FC Barcelona . If it now remains to be seen on which or which Barça will activate in a concrete way, a long-standing idea would have been abandoned recently, namely the arrival of Dani Olmo . According to information unveiled by TV3, FC Barcelona would have decided to rule out the hypothesis of his arrival insofar as his performance at the start of the season is disappointing, knowing that he is too injured, compared to its estimated cost of € 60 million. Passed by Masia during his youth, the Spanish international of RB Leipzig will therefore not make his big comeback to FC Barcelona this winter. To see now what will be the fate of the other tracks of Barça and Xavi …