The FC Barcelona has a serious problem in the centre of the defence of face to his more immediate future. Gerard Hammered keeps on being the leader of the saga and the best head office that have the culés, but already has fulfilled the 33 years and probably do not remain him more than a pair to good level. In addition to to the Barcelonan, the culés have Clément Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti and to the jovencísimo Ronald Araújo for the place.
In the case of Lenglet, the French has surpassed the expectations that generated when fichó in 2018. The ex of the Seville adapted fast and knew to take advantage of the injury of Umtiti to do with the titularity with Ernesto Valverde. With Quique Setién has cost him more strengthen, but over time also has attained it. It is a good player, still has margin of improvement and aims to be important on a long-term basis, but is not clear if it goes to have the character and the necessary level to exert of big leader of the defence when it was not Hammered.
Of 'Big Sam' no longer expects at all after two years in which practically it can him describe as ex footballer. The injuries have him lastrado and has been lejísimos of the level 'top' that showed in his first two campaigns. This central himself had been the perfect leader of the saga without Gerard, but the one of now sometimes does not give the level neither as acting. The club wants to it to him remove of on this summer and in this case probably look for an alternative in the market.
Finally, Araújo is a bet of future and still needs shooting, patience and time. The charrúa has spectacular qualities to be a defender of level, but does not be necessary to run with him and the ideal is that it begin to go in little by little in the first team. By this reason, the blaugrana will need another defender if Umtiti finish leaving this summer. The list of possible substitutes is not clear, although there is a name that has sounded in several occasions and that it could be perfect.
Pau Torres escaped being almost fichado
Pau Torres, head office of the Villarreal, fulfils all the requirements that looks for the Barça for the position. It is young (23 years), but sobradamente prepared for the adventure, has a big exit of balloon, is agile for what measures and possesses big defensive notions. The problem is that his clause of rescission is right now of 65 million euros and seems to be far of the scope of what the Barcelona could pay right now.
The most painful with the Valencian defender is that it does a pair of years was practically fichado by the group barcelonista. According to account 'Sportive World', Robert Fernández had him tied in 2018 by alone 25 millions. But the club decided to relieve in the place to the ex technical secretary by Éric Abidal and this movement remained in at all. A pity for the Catalans, since right now they would have one of the central Spaniards with more future and would have the problem of the defensive line solved.