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The Munich pact: “In a year we will compete at the level of Bayern”

The return trip of the Blaugrana expedition, after the implacable defeat against Bayern in Munich (3-0), It was a real funeral: long faces, faces of resignation, few words and a lot of silence. However, in the first row of the plane, two people had a long and fruitful conversation, where the foundations were laid for the rebirth of a club, which is now in the ashes. Xavi Hernández and Joan Laporta analyzed at length, in the little more than two hours of flight, the setback experienced against the German champion and the frustrating elimination in the Champions League. “I’m so screwed up”, This is how the Egarense began his long talk with the Blaugrana leader, with Vice President Rafa Yuste as a stone guest.

Both the coach and the president agreed that right now Barcelona is not in a position to fight the best in Europe. In a painful reality bath both assumed that Bayern is two or three steps above Barcelona. And the priority objective from now on is the rebuilding of the club and the squad to return to being at the top of Europe.

One of the conclusions that they reached is that since Barcelona conquered the treble in 2015, the club and the squad have been deteriorating in an alarming and profound way, until reaching a situation as extreme as the current one, where drastic and radical measures need to be taken urgently.

In fact, As AS has learned, Xavi promised the president that he will give his last drop of blood to take Barcelona back to the top. And not in a particularly long term, “in a year we will compete at the same level as Bayern”. Obviously, to reach this challenge, Xavi not only has to get it right in his wardrobe management and on the board, but also the technical secretariat and the presidency. Xavi is the first to be aware of the intrinsic problems that the club has due to the economic situation and the financial ‘fair play’, but Laporta promised Xavi that the club will make every effort to rebuild this team. and bring all the necessary reinforcements to return to the elite as soon as possible.

And the first steps to get out of the gutter will not be long in coming: Taking advantage of the winter window, which will allow Barcelona to go to the market, the first operations will be completed. Obviously, the first objective will be to remove some players who are considered expendable and who have a very high chip. In this list are Samuel Umtiti or Philippe Coutinho, among others, although it is clear that their exits will not be easy.. Other players like Álex Collado or Luuk de Jong could leave Barcelona, ​​and the final results of Kun Agüero’s heart injury are being awaited to make a final assessment of the Argentine’s future. Thus, up to five tokens could be released this winter.

And it is that, as of January, a significant image wash is expected in the template, with the appearance on the scene of Pedri, Ansu Fati, Dani Alves and Martin Braithwaite, along with some significant reinforcement, such as City striker Ferran Torres, to give the team a new impetus.

But obviously it will be in the summer market, and already in the face of next season, where Barcelona, ​​despite the difficulties of competing economically with other clubs, hopes to give the bell. In this sense, both Xavi and the technical secretariat are aware that they have to spin very fine to finish forging a champion team, that can return the joys to a hobby that has been living for more than five years with blows and disappointments.

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