Barça looks at Florentino Luís and Joao Palhinha to replace Busquets

The signing of the relief of Sergio Busquets follows generating uncertainty in the FC Barcelona. The financial problems of the club avoid to go to by Martín Zubimendi and, for the moment, the directive does not close the doors to other less stellar options. Two of them can be Florentino Luís (Benfica) and Joao Palhinha (Fulham), footballers that, as it advances 'SPORT', Deco would have in his radar from does already several weeks.

Both have agreement until 2027 and come to be indisputable in his teams during the 2022/23, by which will not be easy to negotiate. In the case of Palhinha, the Fulham hardly will leave him go out by less than 50 million euros, 15 'kilos' more than his current value in Transfermarkt. By Florentino, the Benfica asks €40m by his traspaso, although it also would accept some player like part of payment.

Palhinha luce Like a more reliable option

With 27 years, the one of Lisbon has continued improving his performance in the Fulham after the English group accepted to pay the 20 'kilos' of his clause to the Sporting CP. In the 22/23 played 40 parties (3.445 minutes) in which it added 4 assistances. His height (1.90 m) does not subtract him skill with the balloon, being the recovery and the fast exit his speciality.

With criterion for the distribution and good aerial game, the luso has turned into one of the best pivote of the Premier League, waking up the interest of the Liverpool and the Manchester United. Thus, the Fulham does not have foreseen to accept offers to the drop and, in principle, neither are by the work to accept other players like part of payment, since Palhinha is fundamental piece in the diagram of the technician Marco Saraiva.

Florentino Luís also can be an excellent reinforcement

In the case of the mediocentro of the Benfica, his physical power and skill to recover balloons (was leader in this section in the last Champions) turn him into the mediocentro defensive with better projection of the Portuguese football in this moment. Luís already has experience in LaLiga, as it contested 22 parties in the 21/22 yielded in the Getafe.

After his return to the Primeira League won the confidence of the tecnico German Roger Schmidt, contesting a total of 54 parties in all the competitions (added 3 assistances). A barter by Franck Kessié would be the most viable option to see to the of Lobito in Montjuïc this summer and Deco trusts that the player presionará to the directive of the Benfica to facilitate his traspaso. However, the technical body culé still has not given the 'ok' to any of these operations, which can condition his future.