Like this it is Juan Brandáriz 'Chumi', the reinforcement chosen by Valverde for the Barça

Samuel Umtiti and Vermaelen are out of fight, and Gerard Hammered and Clément Lenglet have remained solos. The FC Barcelona looks for acting head office for the next weeks, and the answer could be in the filial. There are three available options so that Ernesto Valverde complete his next announcements, and in the first of his proofs, the technician already has caused some surprise.

Many thought that the extremeño would decant by Jorge Cuenca, but the first training of the week has been for Juan Brandáriz, known like Chumi. If there is change of plans this will turn into a simple exámen, but for the moment already is necessary to stand out that the Galician splits with advantage after having completed the session of the Tuesday beside Riqui Puig and Oriol Busquets.

Gone out of the inferior categories of the Sportive of the Coruña, the one of Laracha arrived to the Masia with 14 years, and all the preparadores stand out that since it has matured a lot. In the personal is a student applied and with good performance, one that also obtains in a terrain of game where shows reliable, dared and regulate.

The coruñes has already 19 and a physicist envidiable, and his 1,85 centimetres allow him dominate the aerial game without problem. Besides, it carries the usual stamp of the canteranos since it works in the creation of game without forgetting his defensive tasks. Between his virtues are the rapidity, the aggressiveness and the anticipation, and the general assessment is that it treats of a very complete defender.

Without wanting to etiquetale neither expose him to comparisons, varied situate him a resembled Marc Bartra or Raphaël Varane, and there are three trainers that could mark his career. It did it Santi Denia in the Spanish selection, where already him auguró a future in First Division. Also it has loved to Francisco Javier García Pepper in the Barça B, and for the moment can not say that it have gone him badly with Valverde. It carried him to the pre-season in America, and now could give him the alternative in the first team.

The Barça has 'tied' to Chumi and has to decide if fichar another central

With his virtues and defects, Chumi is a promise that the Barça has very controlled, and to which renewed does hardly some months. To avoid the discontents that have carried lately, the culés extended his links with the defence, whose agreement lengthens until 2020 with option to expand it by three seasons. Besides, has 100 million euros of clause of rescission.

If Umtiti finally had to go through the operating theatre, the Catalans would pose very seriously fichar, and already would have clear some options. Josep Maria Bartomeu has not wanted to deepen in the intentions of the Barcelona in the market of winter, but there are some alternatives with the poster of storms that could do a good service in the Camp Nou.