The 'top' reinforcements that Xavi requested and that Barça could not pay him

Xavi Hernández arrived to the FC Barcelona in a quite complicated period so much to sportive level like economic. The club was not showing his best performance in the field and did not have the economic capacity to make big signings. In spite of this, to the egarense would attain to bring him reinforcements of good level, already was to cost zero or yielded, but even so it wished fichar players 'top' that considered indispensable for his project.

Martín Zubimendi and Joshua Kimmich - mediocentros

The technician of Terrassa had to renounce to several names that considered necessary for some positions in the field. An example stood out was the research of a pivote during the last market of signings. Xavi had in mind to two names stood out: Martín Zubimendi of the Real Sociedad and Joshua Kimmich of the Bayern Munich.

Nevertheless, in the case of donostiarra, the Barcelona cast could not allow pay the clause of rescission of 60 million euros that had the player, and the '4' did not want to abandon the Real Sociedad in this moment. Regarding the native of Rottweil, the Bayern Munich denied categorically to leave him go out in his moment, and in case that they did it, the price would not be precisely economic. In front of this situation, the Catalan picture finished fichando to Oriol Romeu by 3,4 M€, an option of low cost that resulted to be inefectiva.

Juan Foyth - lateral right

Another position that the egarense wanted to reinforce was the defence. Although they attained fichar in quality of loan to Joãor Cancel, a player of high level, the technician Terrassa apparently wished to have the Argentinian Juan Foyth, a polyvalent defender and with a more defensive profile to ensure the band. However, the economic restrictions went back to be an obstacle and the Barcelona could not concretise the negotiation, since it informed that the price rondaba the 60 M€.

Bernardo Silva - offensive midfield player

Xavi also requested the incorporation of a midfield player with offensive character that offered quality to the project. In this case, the egarense would have asked at all less than to Bernardo Silva, talentoso player of the Manchester City that it would be key to have a greater control of game in the Barça.

Nevertheless, once again, the economic limitations played against, since although it seemed that the player had the intention to join to the cast of the City Condal, the 'Sky Blues' did not want to leave it go out and fixed a price prohibitivo for his sale. In front of the impossibility of the Barcelonan square to carry to good port his incorporation, the Portuguese finally opted for renewing with the 'citizens' until 2026.

Erling Haaland - centrodelantero

To close, although with less diffusion, another wish of the egarense was fichar to Erling Haaland. Two years ago, when the Norwegian still played in the Borussia Dortmund, rumoreaba on a possible negotiation with the lethal forward. However, the figures of traspaso were inasumibles for a FC Barcelona with financial problems, what allowed to the mancunianos carry to the Norwegian by 60 M€. The Barcelona finally incorporated to Robert Lewandowski this year, the one who surrendered of exceptional way, but no to the level that would finish it doing the goleador Nordic.