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Jules Koundé, Ronald Araújo y Andreas Christensen en el duelo entre el FC Barcelona y el Atlético de Madrid en LaLiga

WILL BARÇA SELL ONE OF THEIR 'TOP' DEFENDERS?

The 'overbooking' in the center of defense, key in Barça's market plan

Published:12/03/2024 - 13:39h

Updated:12/03/2024 - 13:39h

FC Barcelona could find in the defense an area conducive to the sale of players, both because of the excess of pieces in that area and because of the economic value they have. Furthermore, the Barça team has several names in this area that interest several top clubs

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Every time it approaches more the summer and with this grows the uncertainty in the FC Barcelona on which strategies adopt to balance the accounts and can face the market estival with some soltura. The club culé looks for to reinforce three key positions in the terrain of game: the mediocentro, where need a player 'top', with good physical and technical deployment; the right side, where the option to retain to Joãor Cancel wins strength; and a left extreme of a lot of desborde and good one against one, to take advantage of better this side, something that in the actuality perhaps does not do so much.

In front of this stage, the Catalan cast could consider put in the market to some footballers of renown, centring in a position where at present have 'overbooking' of players and interesting names that could be attractive for other groups. This would allow them lighten the mass salarial and obtain good and necessary economic profits.

At present, the Barcelona staff has five natural defenders: Ronald Araújo, Pau Cubarsí, Jules Koundé, Andreas Christensen and Iñigo Martínez. Besides, for the next season expects the return of his respective cessions so much of Eric García, yielded in the Girona and that is having a good performance, and Clément Lenglet, the one who also is having continuity in the Aston Villa. Added to this, exists the option of 'repescar' to Chadi Riad, defender that is standing out in the Real Betis and that seems to be again object of interest by part of the Barcelonan picture.

Ronald Araújo and Pau Cubarsí, the 'immovable' of the FC Barcelona

Given the current circumstances, could think that in the process available of defenders, Ronald Araújo and Pau Cubarsí would be descartados. Even, although the charrúa the player with better market in this zone of the field and that the Bayern Munich has showed interested in doing a big economic outlay to incorporate him to his staff the next campaign. By his part, the one of Girona, in spite of his youth, has showed to be a defender with big potential and outlines like one of the future pillars of the FC Barcelona, so much by his physical conditions like technicians, thus they would not be posing his exit. It knows that the combined of the City Condal is planning to renew the agreement of both players.

From here, especula on which defenders could be prescindibles. In principle, the Barça would try to give off of Clément Lenglet, the one who carries time without explaining in the plans of the club and has a high index card that affects the accounts in relation with the 'fair play' financial. Aunado To this, is the case of Eric García, the one who is having a big season in the Girona and could be sold. Even it has rumoreado that the combined gerundense could remain with the one of Martorell in property if it arrives to a beneficial agreement for both parts.

Koundé And Christensen add 'ballots' for his possible sale

Nevertheless, the cases of Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé are more complicated. Although they are the active more valuable of the picture culé in this position and could obtain big economic profits when selling them, both players seem to want to remain in the club. The Danish, whose value of market is of 40 M€, has left clear that will not listen offers and sees like player of the Barcelona on a long-term basis. Equally, his recent performances like mediocentro have given him elder 'weight' in the staff, since it can exert as much as defender as in the base of the medullary zone.

Regarding the French, also has expressed his wish to be still in the Barcelonan square, but like central defender and no like right side, position in which it has been used recently because of the fault of a natural right side. The Parisian is one of the active with greater value of market of the Barça (60 M€) and important clubs like the Manchester United and Chelsea have showed interest in him, by what no descarta his sale.

To close, are the cases of Iñigo Martínez, the only left-handed defender in the staff, the one who wishes to fulfil the two years that remain him of agreement, and Chadi Riad, to the one who could consider keep in the FC Barcelona because of his potential, but also exists the option to repurchase it for afterwards sell it again, adding like this big réditos to economic level.