The letter to the Three Wise Men is clear: Barça should sign two natural full-backs, a midfielder, a left-footed winger and a scorer. This must be combined with financial fair play, that is, LaLiga allows signings based on the income that has been made or the fulfillment of the economic expectations created. For this it will be necessary for FC Barcelona to close the contract with Nike, with a significant increase and, surely, with an added bonus, and also to meet the budget for a part of the sale of Barça Studios, which until now has not been taken. just.
Where does Barça suffer sportingly? On the sides. This end of the championship, Koundé has been up to the task, as in last season, but the high number of central defenders will surely lead to a sale in that position, so the Frenchman may stop occupying the side. Cancelo has not shown himself to be the great player expected. The latest disasters have been hatched by his gang. Míchel, Girona's coach, ended up winning the game in Montilivi when he put Couto and Portu, Cancelo's wing, on the right. Balde is in the bedroom after the injury and was an excellent player while he combined with Jordi Alba, but it remains to be seen if he is capable of imposing himself in that area. Surely Marcos Alonso will not continue and it is possible that Héctor Fort, another young man with a great future, will come up. With him, it is possible that the letter to the Kings will be reduced to signing a single winger instead of two, but he is only 17 years old.
With the presumed departure of Oriol Romeu, FC Barcelona should have two midfielders for natural containment and distribution. There has been talk of the German from Bayern Joshua Kimmich (29 years old), the Argentine midfielder from Betis, Guido Rodríguez (30), or the Real Sociedad player, Martin Zubimendi (25). The first ends next year with the Bavarian club, the second is free this year and the third has a contract with Real. The first two would be a bet to be able to bring up a midfielder from the quarry in two or three years (Marc Bernal) and the third would be a longer-term addition.
It would be necessary to reinforce the forward with a left-footed winger (Nico Williams, from Athletic, would be the best positioned) and a scorer like Dani Olmo. Fair play, however, may end up reducing the contract to a single striker instead of the two that should appear in the letter to the Kings. To carry out this plan, it will be necessary to sell a central defender and a forward or obtain a good income from all those on loan. After a blank season, tweaks to the squad are an obligation to be able to compete after the departure of Dembélé, Busquets and Gavi's injury a year ago.
