A risky decision
After dispensing with the services of Xavi Hernández due to disagreements over the sports planning for next season, Joan Laporta has taken a risky decision: to bet on a new coach who does not know the idiosyncrasies of Barça or its particularities.
Despite this, the Barcelona board fully trusts in the experience of this coach, who will be given full powers to decide the next arrivals and departures that will take place over the course of this summer.
Summer transfer market
A summer transfer market full of moves is expected at Can Barça. The club’s financial situation remains complicated, but it is expected that by selling several footballers who are not part of the coach’s plans, they can re-sign several important footballers.
First of all, the coach will have to meet with the club officials to define a strategy and establish the highest priorities of the summer.
First decision: rule out a signing
However, with less than a month to go until the official start of the transfer market, the coach would have already taken the first decision: discarding the signing of a player. The club had reached a pre-agreement with this player, but the coach has decided to break it.
The reason for this is that the coach needs a player with different characteristics for his playing system.
Goal: sign a key player
The coach aims to sign a key player to strengthen the team. However, this operation is complex and requires a significant financial investment.
The club will make every effort to close this signing, but are also considering other options should that not be possible.