According to the report from football-espana, Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has backed up President Joan Laporta in stating that they will look to sign a new midfielder in the winter transfer window. However, he admitted that finding what he wanted, would be tricky.InformationGuideNigeria
After losing Gavi to a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, the Blaugrana are down to five midfielders for the rest of the season, including Fermin Lopez, who has just come up from the Barca Atletic side.NYSC Portal
On Monday, Laporta declared that they were looking for an Edgar Davids-style signing in January, with many assuming that he was referring to someone to kickstart their season. However, Xavi believes that a similar sort of bite and aggressiveness would be good too.JAMB Result
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“What we are looking for is to always strengthen the squad in every window if we can. With Gavi’s injury, we need a profile of his type, but it’s not easy to find another Gavi on the market.JAMB Portal
We will see the famous ‘fair play’. If we have space, we will sign a central midfielder in January. We are working with Deco and the president.”
It’s a subject that will cause much debate. It seems that Ilkay Gundogan, Frenkie de Jong, and Pedri are the clear starters currently and have been sharing the role of the deepest midfielder, with Oriol Romeu sidelined. Davids or Gavi are generally players that operate further forward, but many would point to the absence of Sergio Busquets as something that needs to be addressed. Deco appears to be set on a player who will add a better physical profile to the team. That said, Gavi has been missed in terms of pure attitude and character.
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