The FC Barcelona has built the squad desired by Xavi Hernández, building a dream team that shows the high level it can offer. However, the Catalans are still not completely satisfied with the sports planning, and there are several shortcomings that Barça wants to solve not only for this season, but also with a view to the future.
Mainly, several of the heavyweights of the team in the last decade of FC Barcelona are called to leave in view of the fact that they are offering a low sporting level that is not to the liking of the ambitious project of the Blaugrana team. In addition, these players have succulent salaries that could stop being a problem in terms of their dire financial situation.
Three sacred cows and ‘the forgotten one’ could leave in winter
– Sergio Busquets: The FC Barcelona defensive midfielder has been one of the biggest names in football in recent decades. However, the talented Catalan, at 34 years old, is reaching the final stretch of his career, and it is because his drop in performance forces Barça to consider the arrival of a new footballer to reinforce the core.
– Jordi Alba: Something similar happens with Jordi Alba, who is also at the limit in terms of performance for a team like FC Barcelona. Xavi Hernández requested the signing of Marcos Alonso precisely for this reason, and it is that the veteran left-back is far from his best version, so the culé team could find a way out for him, as he intended to do at the end of the last market, to think of new options.
– Gerard Piqué: He already had half a foot out before the start of the season, but he made a commitment to Xavi to work in search of offering a better performance away from the controversies that have plagued him in recent seasons. However, Piqué is called to leave, and it is that Barça wants to look for new reinforcements for the defense.
– Memphis Depay: Last but not least, there is Memphis Depay, the great forgotten of FC Barcelona. The Blaugranas signed him to strengthen their lead, but eventually other names came and prevailed on the offensive plot. Both Aubameyang, who went to the Premier, and Ferrán Torres and Lewandowski, as well as other names such as Ansu Fati, have erased Depay from the Barça map, who has long been looking for a new option to leave to have minutes again .
