Faced with his team’s difficulties, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is calling for 2 recruits from his management this January.
Beginning of a crisis at Barcelona? It may be too early to use this term, but it is clear that the Catalan club is experiencing a downturn. The local media are worried and Hansi Flick is receiving his first criticism from across the Pyrenees. Two bad results against Real Sociedad, then against Celta, which can be explained in large part by individual errors. But not only that…
Indeed, according to the German coach, the squad lacks depth. Some positions are not fully covered, particularly in defense, where alternatives are rare. He wants more competition, and also more opportunities to give rest to certain players who play practically everything like Jules Koundé and Alejandro Baldé. According to Sport, he has thus requested two reinforcements from the Catalan management for the transfer window.
Two new players in January?
Hansi Flick wants his club to recruit two players this winter: a right-back and a left-back. Deco, the club’s sporting director, tends to agree with his coach, but the club’s financial situation makes possible arrivals complicated. Barça must therefore register Dani Olmo again, and it seems unrealistic to imagine the club capable of registering another additional player.
The names of Marc Pubill (Almeria) and Alphonso Davies (Bayern) are still mentioned by the media, but everything indicates that Flick will have to wait until the summer to see these two players arrive. Until then, he will have to make do with the means at hand and use players like Gerard Martin, even if he would not completely trust the defenders from La Masia according to the media…
