The FC Barcelona was one of the clubs that tantearon the past summer the contracting of Matthijs of Ligt, but the central youngster Dutch chose finally to the Juventus of Turín and the Barça decided not incorporating to any defender more. I hammered, Umtiti, Lenglet and Todibo complete the defensive saga of the present season, but are Hammered and Lenglet those who have played practically all the minutes to date.
The continuous physical problems of Samuel Umtiti have prevented him link two consecutive parties, and the central French, although it already is recovered and played to a good level in front of the Celtic of Vigo, follows without offering guarantees regarding his physical state. If the doubts culés on Umtiti have to see with his health, regarding Todibo the reasons of his shortage of minutes are merely sportive.
The ex of the Toulouse still is very green, and Ernesto Valverde does not trust he the sufficient as to give him minutes in parties of transcendence. From here that hardly it have had prominence in what it goes of campaign. Finally it is the case of Ronald Araujo, central youngster Uruguayan of the Barça B that is being one of the good news of the course in the filial, although it still is very young.
The idea of the FC Barcelona would be to yield to the charrúa the next season so that have minutes with regularity in a club of first line, whereas with Umtiti and Todibo still there is not a clear-cut plan: it will decide in function of which was his performance in the next months. In any case, the Barcelona already would be beginning to study in great depth the market of signings in search of a young head office and of guarantees with which can reinforce in summer of 2020.
The Barça wants to mark, this time yes, an Of Ligt
What did not do with Of Ligt the past summer, would look for do it in 2020 with another young promise that can complement to perfection to Hammered, Lenglet and company. The central Catalan already has 32 years, and foresees that with the step of the time go recessing the competitive level. The obligation of the FC Barcelona is to have controlled alternative to do them effective when it suit him.
And to day of today there is not any name that project in the diary by in front of any another, but with the step of the months will collect reports on possible signings that give a jump of quality to the defensive saga. Possibly, the feeblest zone of the current staff throwing a glimpse to the statistics of goals fit this season.