Posted on December 10, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. by AC If a huge wave of departures seems to be brewing at FC Barcelona, after a catastrophic first part of the season, Xavi does not intend to see the level of his team drop this winter and wants reinforcements. Without money, however, recruiting will be very complicated … The return of Xavi, who wrote the history of FC Barcelona as a player, gave hope to everyone in Catalonia. Quickly, the press was more optimistic than with Ronald Koeman, feeling the wind of change finally blowing on Barça. Sport like Mundo Deportivo therefore began to enumerate the list of potential recruits who could come and help Xavi this winter and the least we can say is that it is long! There was in particular Ferran Torres, then Dani Olmo or even Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Denis Zakaria, all players who could have done the greatest good for FC Barcelona. Unfortunately, the elimination from the Champions League group stage like an earthquake destroyed all certainty. Now there is no question of buying, since the priority is above all to sell in Barcelona, where this summer already we had to make huge sacrifices. As if to take the lead a few weeks before the winter transfer window, Joan Laporta posted a video on Friday on her personal Twitter account. He can be seen in the aisles of Camp Nou, speaking to supporters of FC Barcelona to whom he clearly explains that January will not be a very eventful month. “We have to strengthen the first team, but there are high contracts and that we have inherited, which do not give us a salary margin” declared the president of Barça. “We are looking for the formula to improve the team in this market ”. Some departures have already started to take shape, such as that of Sergio Aguero, which however arrived only a few months ago. Joan Laporta 's public discourse does not seem to match what he would like internally, however, according to the revelations of AS. This Friday, the Spanish daily ensures that the president of FC Barcelona would have promised Xavi that the club will make efforts during the winter transfer window, in order to strengthen its workforce. The management's observation is clear: Barça cannot compete with the European elite. Thus, it is very likely to see few players arriving, but certainly very useful, in order to fill the few gaps identified by Xavi. 
“We are looking for the formula to improve the team in this market”
Laporta made a promise to Xavi
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