FC Barcelona is not experiencing the best period of its season. The Negreira affair is causing him a lot of worries, even if for the moment, no sanction has fallen on him. The deal could well be different as the investigation by the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office progresses. That’s not all. There is also hot news around Gavi. Extended, the midfielder saw the Spanish courts cancel his new contract due to a payroll that was too high compared to the rules of financial fair play.
There is a real risk of losing the 18-year-old as he is free again in June with this previous lease which binds him with the reserve team and not with the first team. Moreover, Liverpool and Manchester City have felt the blow by already interfering in this file. Joan Laporta has arguably had better times at the helm of the club. He can always cheer himself up by looking at the La Liga standings where the Culés are 9 points ahead of Real. The title is reaching out to them, like qualifying for the Champions League.
Barça has already planned everything but…
Planning for next season can therefore already start. While waiting to find out what the future of Gavi will be like, FC Barcelona has already targeted 4 priority recruits for the summer. According AS, like last year with Franck Kessié, Andreas Christensen and Héctor Bellerín, the focus will be on free players. Two long-time target elements are in this situation. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) and Iñigo Martínez (Athletic) are announced but the negotiations are not yet finished. And it will have to do with financial fair play.
The Blaugranas are also counting on the return of Moroccan winger Ez Abde, currently on loan at Osasuna. Finally, there are two other hot files but which involve large sums of money which the club does not have at the moment. There is already Juan Foyth, already targeted last summer. The Argentinian under contract with Villarreal has a release clause of €54m. Then, Vitor Roque, the Brazilian striker of Athletico Paranaense whose name has been coming up insistently in recent weeks. His transfer is currently estimated at 40 M€.
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