Previously, Barca have already introduced 38-year-old veteran Daniel Alves on a free transfer basis, and in the upcoming winter window, Barca is likely to continue to bring in older players. Recently, Sanchez, Cavani and Baltra, three 30+ veterans, have all been associated with Barca.
On December 17, Beijing time, it was revealed from the Spanish media "As" that Barca reached an agreement with two veterans, Cavani and Sanchez. Among them, Cavani, who has few opportunities to play at Manchester United this season, will terminate his contract with Manchester United club early with only half a year left in his contract, and then join Barca on a free transfer.
As for the introduction of Sanchez, since the Chilean star has no place in Inter, he is more than happy to return to the Camp Nou to play. Barca will agree to sublet Dutch international Luc De Jong to Inter in exchange for Inter allowing Sanchez to return to Barca. Sanchez played for Barca for three seasons from 2011 to 2014, with Xavi being an old teammate alongside.
In addition to Sanchez, Xavi also plans to bring another former Barca teammate back to camp Nou in the winter window: 30-year-old full-back Baltra. A player from Barca's academy, Baltra has performed well at Betis this season, helping him win 11 of his 12 appearances. That also includes a away win against Barca at Camp Nou. In that game, Baltra did a good job of suppressing Depay and Luc De Jong.
Due to his deep feelings for Barca, Baltra, whose contract with Betis expired in Mingxia, is very willing to return to his old club to play football. And if Baltra, who can be qualified as a right-back and a central defender, returns, Barca's shortage of personnel in the defensive position can undoubtedly be greatly alleviated.