The unexpected 'low cost' option that Deco proposed to reinforce the FC Barcelona midfielder

FC Barcelona has focused its efforts on adding Nico Williams (left-winger) and Dani Olmo (midfielder), but that does not mean it has neglected the search for a midfielder to strengthen the squad. Given this, the sporting director of the Barça entity, Deco, seems to have an agenda that includes various options to strengthen the team, not only thinking about the present, but also with a projection towards the future.

It must be remembered that since Deco's arrival in the culé sports management, he has opted for an interesting recruitment policy, which takes into account both the bargains on the market and the star players who can arrive at zero cost. However, special emphasis is now placed on the acquisition of young players whose projection suggests that they will become great talents, with the aim of ensuring their recruitment before they reach their maximum potential and their prices skyrocket as they consolidate themselves in the elite.

The 'covered' that Deco had to reinforce the midfield area of ​​FC Barcelona

In this sense, as reported in 'El Nacional.cat', the Portuguese manager had considered the name of Ezequiel 'Equi' Fernández, a 22-year-old Argentine midfielder who was presented as an attractive option to reinforce the Barcelona squad, valuing his performances in the First Division with Boca Juniors and more recently with the 'Albiceleste' in the men's soccer tournament of the Olympic Games in Paris, where he stood out as one of the pillars in the pivot position in the squad led by Javier 'El Jefecito' Mascherano.

Unfortunately, for the Catalan team, this interesting option to reinforce the midfield has vanished. The reason? The emergence of Saudi Arabian football through Al-Qadsiah (a club that already signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nacho Fernández this summer), which has exercised the termination clause of 20 million dollars that was stipulated in the player's contract. San Miguel with the 'xeneize' ensemble.

With this situation, FC Barcelona loses an opportunity to improve its midfield. However, currently there seems to be good coverage in that area, with players like Marc Casadó and Marc Bernal, who are actively participating in Hansi Flick's dynamic and have been used during this 24/25 preseason tour. Furthermore, another name emerges behind them, Pau Prim, a footballer well regarded in the institution and who is presented as one of the main alternatives to reinforce the midfield of the Barcelona team for the future.