The roadmap of FC Barcelona with the three signings it wants to complete this summer

In the FC Barcelona seems increasingly clear which will be the incorporations for this market of summer of 2024/25, establishing three main aims: a left extreme 'top' and a mediocentro and a mediapunta of guarantees. However, although the interest by these incorporations is quite high, no all have the same level of priority. In FCBN explain you, of elder to minor, which would be the scale of questions to resolve by the picture culé in this section.

Nico Williams - left extreme

The option to reinforce the left extreme has won a lot of strength in the last days, displacing widely to the position of mediocentro. Why? Basically because of the flawless Eurocopa that had Nico Williams with 'The Red'. Before the tournament, the combined Barcelona seemed to be interested in him, but after his performance in the quoted continental contest, any doubt on his incorporation disappeared completely. It considers him now the main candidate to strengthen this position, shelving the option of Luis Díaz, another name that interested for the left extreme.

In this point, the pamplonés has turned into a maximum priority for the picture culé, mainly because, to exception of Ansu Fati, whose future in the staff for the season 2024/25 is uncertain, there is not a carrilero by natural left that can exert regularly in this position. This is especially important taking into account the change of diagram that expects that it occur, happening of the usual 4-3-3 to the 4-2-3-1, where has to take advantage of in big forms the sides and the depth of the same.

Then, to purchase to Nico Williams, the FC Barcelona will have to pay a clause of rescission of 58 million euros that asks the AthleticClub . Before this, the club will have to regularizar his situation with the 'fair play' financial and fulfil with the rule 1/1 to be able to concretise the addition. Once done this, will have to agree the personal conditions of the agreement, and seems that the Barcelonan square is posing him to canterano of the Basque cast a similar agreement to the of Robert Lewandowski, that would begin with some emolumentos relatively low and would increase along the years of agreement that offer him the team.

Mikel Merino - mediocentro

Regarding the reinforcement of the zone of mediocentros, that is the second point in question after the possible arrival of Nico Williams, the FC Barcelona seems to have a different vision in comparison with previous weeks, because of the arrival of Hansi Flick. This question has happened to a flat second, since with the new diagram of game that expects , with two pivote, is not indispensable to have a mediocentro with pure defensive characteristics.

Therefore, the Barça can explore his options in search of a player with a more dynamic profile, more 'box to box', and apparently is not necessary to make a big economic investment to reinforce this position, considering that they could spend around 25-30 M€ in some opportunity of favourable market. Of course, this will depend on the exits that the Catalan cast can concretise in this window veraniega.

In this research, some names that have been in the list are Joshua Kimmich of the Bayern Munich, Amadou Onana of the Everton and Bruno Guimarãis of the Newcastle, but seems that Mikel Merino of the Real Sociedad has turned into the favourite. It would be an attractive option so much from the sportive point of view, since it is a mediocentro of first level, as from the economic point of view, since his agreement expires in 2025 and there are not indications of a renewal, what could do that his price of exit was inferior to the 50 M€. To his time, the Barcelona club could try abaratar the cost of the operation including to some player, especially of the defensive line, as Mika Faye, Eric García or Iñigo Martínez.

However, also it is true that the club, although it considers the incorporation of a pivote, has several midfield players like İlkay Gündoğan, Frenkie of Jong, Andreas Christensen and Pablo Gavi (when it return), that could form part of this diagram of two mediocentros. Likewise, to give depth to this demarcation, could resort to players of the quarry like Marc Bernal and Marc Casadó.

Dani Elm - mediapunta

To close, is the case of Dani Elm, a player that more than a need seems to be the guinda of the cake to strengthen to the combined Barcelona. His candidature, to the equal that the one of Nico Williams, has earned greater strength after the dispute of the Eurocopa, where showed like a stellar player, being one of the maxima goleadores of the competition, annotating three so many.

The one of Terrassa would benefit of the predictable change of diagram that will have the combined Barcelona with Hansi Flick. With the new system 4-2-3-1, exists the option that Elm can exert like mediapunta, a position for which the Barcelona team has possible candidates like Pedri González (when it recover of his injury), Fermín López and even İlkay Gündoğan. Nevertheless, the exjugador of the Dinamo Zagreb has to his favour the fact to be extremely polifacético, able to play in until six different positions in the terrain of game, what turns it into a very valued footballer so much to form part of the eleven initial as to offer depth in several positions of the field.

However, the Barcelonan picture also has to have clear that if it wishes to do of the services of Dani Elm, will have to disburse a sum that estimates in 60 million euros, corresponding to his clause of rescission. Although said clause won the past Saturday 20 July, the international Spanish and his agent seem to have conversed with the RB Leipzig and attained an agreement to extend it a bit more, to offer additional time to the clubs interested in him so that they take a decision on his incorporation. Nevertheless, the combined Catalan will not be able to make any movement until it resolve his problems related with the 'fair play' financial and do not carry out some exits of players.