Barcelona have managed to liberate vital house of their wage invoice during the last 48 hours, due to Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Inigo Martinez. The previous has signed the medical documentation that ought to permit Barcelona to register Joan Garcia in his place, whereas the veteran defender is leaving to affix Saudi Professional League aspect Al-Nassr.
These two strikes ought to permit Barcelona to register the overwhelming majority of gamers whose registrations are nonetheless pending, and with the expectation of additional exits being agreed within the coming weeks, the door could possibly be opened for a fourth signing of the summer time switch window – after Garcia, Roony Bardghji and Marcus Rashford.
Hansi Flick would welcome one other addition, and he has communicated this to Deco. As per Sport, the Barcelona sporting director has now began his seek for this.
Flick is conscious that it is probably not doable for one more signing to reach as a result of membership’s monetary woes, however he has requested Deco to make preparations in case it’s viable. Particularly, he desires a brand new central defender to exchange Martinez, however the participant in query should additionally be capable of function as a full-back.
Hansi Flick has had full-back considerations for some time
Earlier in the summertime, stories emerged that Flick wished Barcelona to signal a brand new full-back this summer time, though it shortly grew to become obvious that his request was unlikely to be fulfilled as a consequence of Deco prioritising the arrival of a goalkeeper (Garcia) and left winger (Rashford). However now that some leeway has been created, there’s a likelihood that one thing could possibly be performed.
For now, the important thing factor for Barcelona is to return to La Liga’s 1:1 rule, which is able to make it simpler for one more signing, and the respective registration, to be performed earlier than the summer time switch window closes initially of September.