This is the situation of the central of the Barça of face to the season 2018-19

The FC Barcelona follows centred in confirming a relief on a long-term basis for the best generation of footballers of his history, and one of the most worked lines is the defence. Since it left Carles Puyol there has been numerous changes in the staff, but little by little would have found the way to the success. The future begins to have guarantees.

The one of the captain does some time that occurred, but another differential exit has been the one of Javier Mascherano. The 'jefecito' arrived to be midfield player and finish turned into a big head office, and after several years of successes decided apurar his career in China. It looked for more opportunities to arrive with options to the World-wide, and the club left him separate by his human quality and the services loaned.

The place had stolen it to him months before Samuel Umtiti, that landed in the Camp Nou like a signing with the poster of 'covered' and consolidated by the fast road as if it had been born to dress of Barcelona. Physicist imponente and a quality in the boots without the same, what won him the heart of the terracing at first.

With them it has worked Ernesto Valverde that has in high esteem to Gerard Hammered and that has attained to recover to Thomas Vermaelen, after some years in which the injuries seemed to have buried to the Belgian. On all they has been necessary to take decisions in the last months, and to fault of pulir some details, already have confirmed the plans for the season 2018-19.

The plans of the Barça for the defence in the course 2018-19

Gerard Hammered

There were few doubts on his future although an injury complicated his path during the past campaign. To his 31 years, the Catalan is one of the best head offices of the world, and knows perfectly the changing room, the system and the secrets of the club. With a lot of character and renewed until 2022, could begin the new year like one of the captains of the staff.

Samuel Umtiti

It is 24 years old and all see him like a reference of present and of future for the Barça. There were too many doubts to the hour to extend his links with the Catalan group, but finally signed an enlargement until 2023 that plants his clause in a figure inalcanzable. Now it is calm and without distractions and has to have the head in the terrains of game, to recover the level that carried him to be the best head office of the planet. 

Yerry Mina

It arrived to the City Condal the past winter and this prejudiced notably his possibilities. The jump to the European football arrived without a pre-season that allowed him join up to the requirement and to the rhythm of LaLiga, and after several months without hardly opportunities could look for minutes far of the Camp Nou. To his 23 years, has character and confidence, and in his hand will be the option to go back to the team in a time, more adapted and with win to do a gap in the eleven.

Thomas Vermaelen

The injuries turned him into the big forgotten, but in what they have given him a truce has showed that has spare level for the Barça. It is 32 years old and it finish agreement in a year, but already speaks to renew him by a season in what it check as it goes the 2018-19. It has not forgotten of the all the physical problems, but has compensated it with a flawless performance.

Signings

The main alternative for the defence is Clément Lenglet, although in the last days has put in doubt his incorporation. With the arrival of the month of July will check if the French is the new incorporation to the Barcelona saga, but if no, there are several aims more in the diary. Matthijs Of Ligt is another of the wished, explaining varied 'covered' that are in the radar and that in the quarry the reliefs are still very young.