Barcelona towards “low cost” recruitment

Still in great financial difficulty, FC Barcelona still wants to be active during the next transfer window. But there will be no madness.

FC Barcelona’s season practically ended at the end of April. Exited by Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the Catalan club no longer has any chance of retaining its La Liga title since with six days to go, it is fourteen points behind Real Madrid. If all that remains is to do what is necessary to finish in one of the four direct qualifying places for the next C1 session, Barça is already looking towards this summer. The transfer window should be active.

But not too much. And not at any price. Because after the years of disastrous management under the Bartomeu era, the Blaugrana house continues to skirt the precipice with a financial situation that is still very complicated. The current president of the club, Joan Laporta, would like to be able to bring out the checkbook, but he is closely monitored by the authorities and by La Liga. Therefore, the next transfer window which will open this summer should not be fun for the club’s supporters.

Don’t spend too much

As told Mundo Deportivo this Saturday, Barcelona still has a few targets in mind. And it is particularly in midfield that this should happen. Eager to strengthen this sector, Xavi has already ticked off two names. Always keeping in mind the idea of ​​not spending too much. In this sense, the Guido Rodriguez option would be interesting. At the end of his contract with Betis, the thirty-year-old Argentinian has a profile that interests Blaugrana recruiters. Xavi had already given his agreement to recruit him last winter, but it was unsuccessful.

Another option, much more difficult: Joshua Kimmich. Aged twenty-nine, the German international is under contract with Bayern Munich until June 2025. On the other hand, he has still not extended with the Bavarian club and for the moment does not seem in too much of a hurry to do so. to do, perhaps waiting for the name of Thomas Tuchel’s successor to decide. The amount of such a transfer would be around thirty to thirty-five million euros for Barcelona. Practically infeasible as it stands. We would therefore have to wait until the player is free in a year, especially since Kimmich has not hidden his interest in Barça. This summer, the Spanish club will be closer than ever to its money.