ERNESTO VALVERDE HAS WHAT WANTED
These are the 22 players that will form the Barça 2018-19
Published:29/08/2018 - 23:03h
Updated:29/08/2018 - 23:03h
Ernesto Valverde already has what asked: a short staff but reinforced with signings with regard to the one of the past year. The technician extremeño will have of 22 footballers for the present season, always waiting for surprises of last hour
Ernesto Valverde arrived to the FC Barcelona recently more than a year and found with the brown of the course of Neymar, something that descolocó the planning of the staff. Some months later, the Txingurri already has settled in the bench culé, by what the planning was clearer: it wanted to reinforce some positions and wanted a shorter staff.
In the first section, the technical office has fulfilled with four signings -could arrive a fifth before the closing of market- reinforcing several positions with the arrivals of Arthur Melo, Clément Lenglet, Malcom and Arturo Vidal. In the objective second, the sportive direction has lightened the staff to reduce it in number of effective.
Until the moment, have gone out 11 players this summer: Deulofeu (Wattford), Ortolà (Sportive), Paulinho (Ghuanzou Evergrande), Aleix Vidal (Seville), Marlon (Sassuolo), Douglas (Sivasspor), Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), André Gomes (Everton), Lucas Digne (Everton), Yerry Mina (Everton) and Andrés Iniesta (Vissel Kobe).
The only incógnita that keeps in the staff culé regarding the chapter of drops is the one of Rafinha Alcántara. The Hispanic midfield player-Brazilian is pretended by the Real Betis and by the Benfica, but the FC Barcelona no him traspasará neither will yield it if the offer that arrives is not convincente, reason by which to the end of the market will not be able to know what will occur with him.
With all this and waiting for that close the market of signings posing a possible incorporation, the staff of the FC Barcelona will close with 22 footballers, two by position. The requirements of Ernesto Valverde have gone fulfilling during the summer and the current configuration of the team satisfies to the technicians, arrive or no a fifth signing.
The 22 players of the Barça 2018-19
- Goalkeepers: Ter Stegen and Cillessen.
- Defences: Semedo, Hammered, Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Umtiti and Vermaelen.
- Midfield players: Coutinho, Rakitic, Busquets, Denis Suárez, Arthur, Samper, Sergi Roberto, Arturo Vidal, Rafinha*.
- Forwards: Luis Suárez, Leo Messi, Dembélé, Malcom and Munir.
*Rafinha Could go, in this case would substitute him Aleñá
