The defence of the FC Barcelona needs to be reinforced of face to what remains of season. The planning of the staff was done in base to not having to resort to the market of January, but the circumstances in shape of physical ailments have done that the plans change by the need to avoid remain without effective in the saga.
Of the four head offices of the first team of the FC Barcelona -Gerard Hammered, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen- only the two first are healthy. In the case of Umtiti, his knee gives him problems and no descarta the operating theatre, what would suppose to lose him all the season. Vermaelen, by his part, is an usual of the infirmary.
To make this signing that would reinforce the defence, the FC Barcelona has an advantage that awards him the rule. This dictates that, in case that a footballer have an injury of long length, his team will be able to occupy his index card by another player fichado to the moment, without having to expect to that open the next window of signings.
In this sense, the injury of Rafinha leaves this free index card that the FC Barcelona could take advantage of for fichar today same, if it wanted to. Nevertheless, also it is necessary to take into account the limitations of this immediate signing, since only it would be allowed incorporate to free players or that are a member of some team of LaLiga Santander.
By the moment, seems that the FC Barcelona will not do use of this small advantage and will expect a month to that open the market in January. Nevertheless, if Gerard Hammered or Clément Lenglet suffered a mishap in December, the club could resort to fichar in the moment that considered timely.
It will not arrive a replacement of Rafinha in the medullary
What the FC Barcelona will not do, with full security, is to bring to a footballer to cover the gap that will leave Rafinha Alcántara in the centre of the field. Ernesto Valverde has effective like Carles Aleñá and Denis Suárez in this position, in addition to being able to reconvert to Sergi Roberto from the right side. Thus, only it contemplates a central.