Barca News
The Catalan newspaper, Sport, said that FC Barcelona had activated plan B after the failure of negotiations to return Lionel Messi to the team again, as the Argentine star announced yesterday that he had officially signed for the American club, Inter Miami.
Barcelona wants a global star in the team next season, and its main goal was the return of Messi, who had just won the World Cup in Qatar, but the failure of the deal made the Blaugrana set its sights on another player.
According to the Sport newspaper, one of the players who were offered to Barcelona is Neymar Jr., the Paris Saint-Germain striker, whose days seem to be numbered in the Parisian team.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez had planned the season with the possibility of having Messi in his squad. He even changed the tactical graphic to have him play an important formation role.
Xavi spoke with Leo and thought he would be an important part of the team’s attacking line. It is now clear that he will be looking for a quality player at the top who will help Dembele, Rafinha and Lewandowski and at the same time be a top scorer.
For Xavi, it is a priority to sign a second top scorer, a midfielder to replace Busquets and also a winger because he does not want Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati to continue.
Neymar is clearly a global superstar, but his salary and the terms PSG could impose – despite the fact they must sell him no matter what – would make the process difficult.
There are many players waiting to come to Barcelona and the sporting administration will now redirect its planning with the money the club would have invested in Leo’s return.
You have to sell to be able to sign, but players like Bernardo Silva will also be on the market, who made it clear last summer he was ready to come to Barcelona.
