STAFF: First decisions of Valverde in the FC Barcelona

Ernesto Valverde already is evidently new trainer of the FC Barcelona, and after being presented this same Thursday will gather with the president Josep Maria Bartomeu, the director of the area of football Albert Soler and the technical secretary Robert Fernández to start with to make the staff of the next season 2017-18 and take the first important decisions.

From the Catalan press already ensured days backwards that Ernesto Valverde already had initiated conversations with the technical office of the Barcelona group, with the aim to begin to move threads in the market of signings. However, these contacts were of way very superficial, and from now will touch to deepen for salvaguardar the needs of the staff.

The last word on high and drops always will be of the new trainer, although the technical secretary Robert Fernández already would have advanced work and would have "controlled" to some possible aims of face to the next campaign. For the moment it exists tuning between all the parts, but will be missing to put of agreement in the arrival and exit of the players affected.

Ernesto Valverde, a lot for doing in the Barça

Once passed the presentation of this Thursday, the most important is to speak on the signings. The FC Barcelona has marked like priority the incorporation of a right side, and can also that of a complete midfield player, an extreme and can also that a central left-handed.

All this, waiting for deciding also on other questions like the yielded and the players of the filial that, as Marlon and Aleñá, could have place the next season in the staff of the first team of the Barça.

Ernesto Valverde, the trainer number 58 of the FC Barcelona, does not want to lose the time and will have to decide on the players that have a foot and half in the pigeonhole of exit, as it Burn and Mathieu, as well as those that have hanged the poster of transferibles.

In the chapter of signings will have to treat subjects like the ones of Coutinho, Verrati, Bellerín, Deulofeu, Azpilicueta or Seri, whereas also ultimará the preparation of the pre-season 2017, that will give beginning from 12 July.