THE FAILURE IN CHAMPIONS, TURNING POINT
Important changes in the Barcelona: the signings and the sales of this summer
Published:10/05/2019 - 01:29h
Updated:10/05/2019 - 01:29h
In spite of the course triunfal in the national competitions, the FC Barcelona already accumulates four failures been still in the Champions League. The team is not competing well in Europe, reason by which can have an important revolution in the staff
During the last seasons, so much with Luis Enrique as with Ernesto Valverde in the bench, can not argue the hegemony of the FC Barcelona in League and Glass of Rey. However, in the Champions League, the title that more illusion generates in the barcelonismo, goes of ridiculous in ridiculous, falling with goleadas scandalous like the ones of Paris, Turín, Rome or Liverpool.
In the meantime, little it mattered him to the Real Madrid fracasar in Spain, since it attained engrosar his list of winners in League of Champions with three trophies more. The shipwreck of the Barça in Anfield caused that the own Bartomeu announced a deep reflection of the directive, that would go tied of important decisions regarding the preparation of the staff.
Of face to the next season, there will be a total revolution in the team, but if there will be several important pieces that will change. The team needs cool air and, since the jewels like Riqui Puig will go going in little by little, will need signings in key positions to reinforce to a team that has lost competitiveness in front of other big Europeans.
The changes of the Barcelona in summer
Trainer
The directive and the technical office will do a deep reflection on if Ernesto Valverde is the ideal technician to follow to the control of the team. His taking of decisions in key parties of the Champions League has been debatable and, to day of today, whatever happens in the final of Glass of Rey, his future will follow being in the air in spite of having renewed in February. In spite of this, still do not sound names of possible substitutes.
Goal
Marc-André ter Stegen is probably the best goalkeeper of the world and will keep on being a basic piece of the team. Nevertheless, Jasper Cillessen already recognised that it wants to leave to a team in which it can aspire to the titularity. With the Dutch, will be able to do box to invest in other signings, although it will be necessary to decide how cover his gap.
To day of today, handle alternatives like André Onana, goalkeeper of the Ajax, or Koen Casteels, cancerbero of the Wolfsburgo. Nevertheless, no descarta the possibility that the place of Cillessen can occupy it Iñaki Crag, that with 20 recently fulfilled years has consecrated like first goalkeeper of the filial and third option in the first team.
Defence
The FC Barcelona will keep to the majority of the central block. Gerard Hammered, Clément Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Nélson Semedo and Sergi Roberto will be still in the team, since they are important players. Nevertheless, Samuel Umtiti has numbers to go out, since it has lost his place like headline and that teams like the Arsenal or the Manchester United could do important offers in summer.
In the section of signings there are two main aims. The first of them has to be a Matthijs of Ligt to the that considers the natural heir of Gerard Hammered and that, with 19 years, could arrive to the Camp Nou by 80 million euros, although at all it is confirmed in spite of that the negotiations are advanced.
Besides, wants to bring to a left side 'low cost' to back to Jordi Alba (indisputable headline), with options like Álex Moreno, Marc Cucurella, Filipe Luis or Alberto Moreno like alternatives that more like. All they would arrive to low price or free for finish agreement. On the other hand, Jeison Murillo and Thomas Vermaelen will not continue, whereas the future of Todibo is in the air depending on what happen with Of Ligt.
Centre of the field
In the centre of the field could have important exits like the one of Ivan Rakitic, to the that does not pretend improve the agreement. The Croat interests a lot to the Inter of Milan and to Paris Saint-Germain and could leave an important quantity of money in the box. Rafinha Alcántara also will go out, since it does not go in in the plans of future.
In the section of incorporations, confirmed the arrival of Frenkie of Jong, by which will pay 75 million fixed euros more 11 of variables to the Ajax. The Dutch will join to other youngsters with projection like Arthur Melo, Carles Aleñá and a Riqui Puig that it can win a lot of leadership in the first team. Ludovit Reis, mediocentro of the Groningen, also would be near to sign.
Forward
Philippe Coutinho, that neither is to taste in the Barça neither has fulfilled with the expectations that there was with him, is the name to the that more aims like possible exit. The Brazilian has poster in the Premier League and could recover an important quantity of the 160 million euros that invested in his arrival does year and half.
Kevin-Prince Boateng is an even more sung drop, since his poor performance and his scarce leadership will give him back to the Sassuolo. On the other hand, they would listen important offers by Malcom, whenever they are around 50 million euros. In the case of Dembélé, wants to him recover physical and psychologically, detecting the problem of his injuries. The talent and the impudence of the French have to be keys for the future.
Leo Messi will keep on being the offensive leader, with Luis Suárez to the that wants to him reduce the load of minutes with the arrival of another forward contrasted. It is here where goes back to go in the name of Antoine Griezmann that, to his 28 years, appears like only option contrasted and of enclosed price, the 120 million his clause.
