Without Vermaelen neither Umtiti, the Barça accelerates the signing of a central

The next weeks went to be decisive to the hour to take a decision, but the injuries follow pushing to the FC Barcelona to fichar another central in winter. In spite of that started the campaign with four effective, there is two that have gone falling by the way, and the doubts on his situation force to an immediate reaction not to suffer more setbacks in a season in which it wants to conquer the triplete.

Ernesto Valverde can give by happy that to Gerard Hammered and Clément Lenglet is protecting them the fortune, because all the one who remain they is missing him to Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen. The French is paying the consequences of a lot of months playing it all to the maximum level, and the Belgian, of course, does not raise head, because when it seems that it can go back to shine, finish buried without remedy.

After testing with a conservative treatment that did not work, the one of Yaundé played his last letter in the clinical Aspetar of Doha (Qatar). It carries already some weeks trying recover his knee with another specific method, but if this time there are not results, will touch him go through the operating theatre. And although it was a procedure no too complicated, equivale to near of four months of drop, what would put end to his participation in this course.

But if the discontent to lose to one of his stars was not sufficient, the Catalans have added the enésimo hit to the defender of Kapellen, the acting ideal if it did not go by the fragility of his musculature. Has quality, style and experience to be headline without problems, but after going back of an injury, has chained another without hardly have played. It is difficult to find the words to comfort him.

The Barça apurará to take decisions

The stage, in these conditions, is quite clear, since the Barça did not want to fichar a central but depends almost in scoop of Hammered, Lenglet and the quarry. If one of the two remains went by more physical problems or sanction, it will be necessary to take risks in League, Champions and/or Glass of Rey. Or decant not expecting to the possible recovery of Umtiti or Vermaelen, no 'play it' with his relapses and act immediately while there is time.

And this, really, neither is a simple election, because with Matthijs of Ligt blocked in January, the options are very limited. Explaining that the investment will be elevated for the reinforcements veraniegos, the intention is not doing too many efforts in winter, but in spite of the ofrecimientos, choose the good option, beautiful and cheap is not question to sew and sing. It is necessary to bet by the acting ideal, that can surrender immediately and that do not engage the planning. In the weeks to come there will be novelties.