Xavi's 'plan B' to cover the loss of Sergio Busquets

The position of pivote is, without place to doubts, the one who more uncertainty generates in the technical body of the FC Barcelona this summer. After descartar options like Rúben Neves (already in the To the Hilal) and Sofyan Amrabat (more near of the Athletic of Madrid), Oriol Romeu and Dani Parejo have been the names that have sounded with more strength in the last hours, although there is not at all confirmed.

In this sense, the technician egarense sondea available options in the staff to elaborate a 'plan B' to the drop of Sergio Busquets. Franck Kessié, Frenkie of Jong and Eric García added minutes as '5' in the 2022/23 without too much shine. However, the central Catalan was the one who better feelings left in this place in the final stretch of the season and everything aims to that, in the pre-season, will go back to win shooting there.

Christensen, the 'covered' to cover the place of pivote

As it advances 'SPORT', the another alternative that contemplates Xavi to play of pivote this summer is Andreas Christensen. The imminent arrival of Iñigo Martínez and the option of fichar a right side can limit his minutes in the 2023/24, taking for granted that the pair Araújo-Koundé will be intocable in the centre of the saga. Although especuló with the possibility to do box with the Danish, the míster of Terrassa does not want to lose him and thinks in giving him shooting as '5', a place that is not him of the all unknown.

And it is that, in Chelsea, Christensen was used to to play like líbero in a line of three deep down beside Thiago Silva and Antonio Rüdiger. Thus, Xavi expects to have he to support to the Barça in the recovery, a work that is used to to give him problems to Frenkie and that, in front of the possible exit of Kessié, will leave to the staff without spare. The own sucederá with Eric García, the one who went headline like head office beside Andreas in the four friendly that the club played the year happened in pre-season.

In fact, Xavi already anticipated recently his plans with Christensen. "It is one of the best signings of this season and of the last years. It is an extraordinary defence. And of the way that play, by how filters balloons, divides and understands the free man, could be a midfield player playing backwards", said the egarense in press conference.

The alternatives that await in the filial

By his part, the Barça Atlètic also offers alternatives for cases of emergency. So much Marc Casadó (19 years) like Pau Prim (17 years) have showed conditions very interesting with the ones of Rafa Márquez and, if the physical problems and the requirement of the calendar require it, is very likely that add minutes in League and Glass this season. This yes, the priority keeps on being fichar a pivote what before, like this was an option 'low cost' underneath of the initial expectations (Martín Zubimendi was the ideal for Xavi).