Posted January 1, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. by Th.B.
Eliminated from the Champions League in the group stage, FC Barcelona would be forced to slim down during the winter transfer window. And at the arrivals level, Barça would have already done half the job according to information from the Spanish press.
On November 6, Joan Laporta laid a cornerstone of his revolution at FC Barcelona. Indeed, after weighing the pros and cons for many weeks over firing Ronald Koeman , the president of FC Barcelona made his choice at the end of October. And a few days later, another Blaugrana legend was named Barça coach in the person of Xavi Hernandez . The former number 6 of the club culé directly introduced certain internal rules concerning fines for delays among others, which no longer existed since 2017 at FC Barcelona . Despite elimination from the group stage after a draw conceded against Benfica Lisbon and a defeat against Bayern Munich , the beginnings of Xavi Hernandez were encouraging according to the president Joan Laporta who ignited from the victory against 'Espanyol last November. And for Dani Alves , Xavi is the ideal person to straighten out FC Barcelona. “Xavi and I are coming back to the club when they need us the most. With what we've been through here. Xavi, for example, had a bit of the “bad” period for the club. Then he experienced the magnificent period of the club. And now he's coming back when it's chaos at the club. His return is a message sent to Barça supporters, the history of the club is defended with the historical ones, with the people who love this club, with those who want to defend its history. Barca will be back to what they were. I have no doubt about it, but you have to be careful not to lose the basics. Because they are used to write new chapters. You cannot afford to lose this soul. I believe that with our return we decided to prevent this. ” However, in order to start a new era, FC Barcelona may be forced to do a big spring cleaning in Xavi's squad, but starting this winter!
Barça announces departures…
In the wake of the conceded defeat against Bayern Munich (3-0) at the beginning of December, which led to the elimination of FC Barcelona , AS revealed that Xavi < strong> Hernandez would expect its leaders to make three departures during the winter transfer window. And the executive director Mateu Alemany seems to be on the same length according to his recent comments. “The winter transfer window? There are a lot of things to do, but immediately we have to deal with “fair play” (financial). We need to complete departures before we can recruit. We know very well which players we want, but first we have to respect financial fair play ”.
Dani Alves, Ferran Torres and?
And what is the situation in the arrivals department? According to the information disclosed by Sique Rodriguez for the Cadena SER, Xavi Hernandez would have received certain guarantees within the framework of the winter transfer window from his leaders. In addition to Dani Alves who landed in November and who will take his first steps at the beginning of January, Ferran Torres is therefore the second on the list. According to information from Cadena SER, another offensive element would be expected from the management committee of FC Barcelona . It remains to be seen what the identity of the future Barca signing will be. The scene is set…