Without knowing still if Ernesto Valverde will decant by the classical 4-3-3 or will try to adapt his usual 4-2-3-1, what seems clear is that the Txingurri does not want to renounce to the style but yes wants to have variants. The technician knows that during the season will arise a lot of challenges and wants to be prepared to surpass each one of them.
That's why the club is trying to bend the positions, and for the moment would have achieved it waiting for closing a right side. However, there is a thing that seems clear, Valverde wants distinct profiles of player to give more wealth to his options, and is thus that the Barça has a very extensive list for when it decide to go out to the market.
It is true that this relation there are three marked names in red, Marco Verratti, Héctor Bellerín and Ousmane Dembélé, but if any of them does not arrive, the Catalan group is prepared to react. If it failed any of these names, this yes, could change of approach to the hour to close his alternative.
In the case of Verratti, for example, handle several reliefs that would be quite distinct to the Italian. Jean Michaël Seri, Paulinho or Geoffrey Kondogbia, some of which have sounded, could frame inside a reinforcement for the centre of the field, but his characteristics and strong points does not have too in common with the ones of the player of the PSG.
The opcion Yaya Touré
If of Marco Verratti values that it would be the substitute of Andrés Iniesta and would give continuity to the model Barça in the centre of the field, the profile of footballer to the that approach Jean Michaël Seri, Paulinho and Geoffrey Kondogbia would be more seemed to the of the African Yaya Touré or even Seydou Keita.
No exentos of quality in the pass, these players would occupy a more physical role, helping to the centre of the field and occupying a lot of terrain, so much incorporating to the attack as saving the position in defence and forming a double powerful pivote in parties of vital importance.