Zubimendi or Kimmich: Xavi's new midfield awaits his 'top' pivot

Since Sergio Busquets communicated his decision of not renewing with the FC Barcelona the priority of Xavi Hernández for the market of summer has been to reinforce the position of mediocentro defensive. The míster Barcelona, no like this the entity, has prioritised at all times the signing of his new pivote, leaving a bit to a side the close operations like the ones of Gündogan and Vitor Roque.

Finally the trainer culé can be a bit calmer afterwards that Mateu Alemany achieved to complete the last details by the mediocampista German, in addition to having 'to shot' the arrival of the '9'. These two stages leave to the big wish of Xavi like the objective number one of the Barça for the next weeks and the possible names the egarense has them very clear.

Xavi has clear which is the profile that looks for

His preferred up to now is Martín Zubimendi, although his clause of 60 million euros and the disposal of the player to play the Champìons League with his current club have almost frozen this possibility. The another possibility 'top' that likes to the míster is Joshua Kimmich, but the player of the Bayern does not have simple his exit of Munich and does not seem too had to force it, such as it did Lewandowski does a year.

However, Xavi himself that has left clear in several opportunities that find to a mediocentro natural and defensive for this zone of the field is compulsory. "The substitute of Busquets has to be a 9 or a 10", has declared even the exfutbolista Catalan when it has been consulted. Now, this pivote is the only that separates it of one of the best midfields of the world when can add to Gündogan to a rotation that already has to Of Jong, Pedri and Gavi.

The alternative without a mediocentro 'top' also is very positive

Of not being able to achieve any one of the two operations that more follows the technician, the Barça has like alternatives to players of a similar profile, but logically if the same potential or good present. That is the case of the runner-up of Europe, Marcelo Brozovic, as well as the champion of the world, Guido Rodríguez. Both footballers are by the work to go out and his clubs do not close to this, but the reality is that for Xavi are not alternative that seduce him too much.

Waiting for this mediocentro, Xavi equally could form an interesting midfield with four footballers of a very high level, all they with international experience or projection of authentic elite. Besides, in a 4-3-3 classical could play with Gündogan of interior, beside Pedri and leave to the pivote, in this moment Frenkie, in a much more definite role and 'solitary'.