“We need one more defender, but signing with sense.” The phrase of Hansi Flick at the press conference prior to the derby this Saturday at the RCDE Stadium of Cornellà-El Prat before the Espanyol It was quite a declaration of intent. The Barça coach is aware of the difficulties that the January market offers, and even more so with the limitations of the Barça for financial fair play. Hence he makes it clear that he needs one more defender, but improving what he already has at home. The idea is also shared at the top of the Barça and the sports management, because as MD explained, they do not want to repeat a signing like that of the Colombian Jason Murillo in January 2019, who only participated in 4 games out of a possible 34 despite the fact that he arrived due to the absences of Breast y Entertainment.
There are many players who are offering themselves to Barça through their agents, but the Barça club is in no hurry to decide yet. In fact, the withdrawal of the Andreas Christensenwho will be out for a minimum of four months, and it also remains to be seen what will happen with Marc ter Stegensince his departure could also help generate ‘fair play’ and, depending on that, the Barça a reinforcement of a larger poster could be proposed – there a scenario could be proposed with the name of what For example-.
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As of today, the only thing that seems clear is that if a player is signed he will be a center back – the list includes names like Otamendi, Stefan de Vrij o Mark Senesi– or a lateral -read João Cancelo-. The only thing that seems clear and with consensus is that the option of a midfielder arriving so that Eric Garcia recover his natural central position. Now the pivot position is considered well covered with Pedri, De Jong, Casadó and Bernal, also waiting for Gavi Come back in February. Another thing, as this newspaper also reported, is that a versatile midfielder arrived, capable of also playing center back.
