Fermín, Joao Félix, Romeu... Xavi's candidates to replace Pedri and De Jong in Barça's XI

The FC Barcelona did official this Monday the drops of Frenkie of Jong and Pedri, and although it has not determined the time of absence of both mediocampistas, everything seems to indicate that once it finished the Athletic Club-FC Barcelona of this Sunday, Xavi Hernández his technical body began to think in the way to replace to two so important players in the game of construction of the team.

Without both, to Xavi remain him available four natural midfield players: Oriol Romeu, Gündogan, Fermín and Sergi Roberto, to which adds Andreas Christensen, from does half weeks centre title of the Barça. From there, and understanding that so much Christensen like Gündogan are fixed right now, everything aims to that Fermín has all the numbers to be headline.

Xavi could see forced to return to his 'origins'

The canterano already was the elected by the egarense in Bilbao when lesionó Of Jong. To them three, would have to join Sergi Roberto or Oriol Romeu, although it also is on the table that Xavi return of way 'definite' to the 4-3-3, something that already sucedió when had few mediocampistas to his disposal in September, October and November of the past year.

In this stage the names would be Joao Félix, mainly, as well as Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. First, the Portuguese fulfils perfectly with this role of left extreme that a mediocampista hardly that it was not Pedri could fulfil better that he. In the second case are the two right extremes of the team, those who could be together in the XI and try alternate the bands along the parties.

The Masia, another big ally for Xavi during this month of March

Besides, the one of Terrassa will have the option to look to the filial, as it has done in other occasions. Names like the ones of Marc Casadó, that has not debuted in LaLiga in spite of being an usual in the announcements, could be an alternative to the already mentioned Romeu and Sergi Roberto. Also they will be Unai Hernández, Pau Prim and Marc Bernal like options, highlighting that these two last do not form part of the list B that the Barça facilitated to the UEFA, but yes fulfil the requirements to be able to be against the Naples the next 12 March.