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It’s been a long time since Barça supporters showed a big smile… But at the start of the 2024/2025 season, Hansi Flick and his men are delighting everyone. The Blaugranas are coming out of a dream week, having humiliated Sevilla (5-0), then their bête noire on the European scene, Bayern (4-1) and finally, they humiliated the sworn enemy Madrid (4- 0) with a football lesson to boot.
The results are excellent, the team plays well and the individuals shine; suffice to say that all is well in the best of all possible worlds. But at the same time, managers continue to work on the next transfer windows. There are several positions that they want to strengthen, such as the full-backs, but also the more offensive positions. And as indicated Sportthere is an attacker who is very popular internally…
A very expensive player… for now
This player is Rafael Leão. The Portuguese had already been announced in the sights of the Catalan club in the past, and as the media indicated this Wednesday, he is to the taste of Deco, the sporting director, and Hansi Flick. Both really like his profile, and Jorge Mendes could facilitate the operation. Even if he is not the Lusitanian’s agent, Mendes works with him and is very close to Joan Laporta, Blaugrana president. According to the Catalan newspaper, Leão is starting to get more and more annoyed with his situation in Milan, he who started the last matches on the bench.
The idea of wearing the Barcelona tunic in the future interests him greatly. For their part, the leaders of Barça would be rather happy to see him replacing Milan, since this makes him lose value and therefore lowers his selling price. Mendes had already proposed it in the past, but it was too expensive each time. Next summer, things could be different…
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