In the second leg of the Europa League knockout play-off, Barca beat Napoli 4-2 to reach the Round of 16 of the Europa League on aggregate. Harvey's Barcelona gives people hope for revival. The reconstruction of Barcelona will continue. On February 25, World Sports and Radio Catalan revealed that Barca boss Xavi had a clear goal in mind.
Barca's midfielder has a rich staffing. Busquets, Pedri and Frankie De Jong are the main players, Nico and Garvey are growing rapidly, and Phuket has also been given the opportunity. In the battle against Napoli, Barca showed the passing of the clouds and waters:
Barca's passing was fluid
Between Frankie De Jong, Garvey, Nico and Phuket, there is a constant triangle pass, and in a small space, Barca uses a fast, dexterous short pass to unlock the napoli encirclement step by step, and shift the ball from the left wing to the right. This kind of cooperation is reminiscent of the pinnacle of Barcelona, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Messi and Alves.
Xavi is well aware that Barca's midfielder need not worry. If you want to improve Barca's overall strength by one notch, you also need top centre-backs and top center-forwards. Especially in terms of strength and confrontation, Barca urgently needs to be improved.
Radio Catalan and World Sport have revealed that this summer, Barca boss Xavi has two big goals: Dortmund's centre-forward Haaland and Napoli's centre-back Koulibaly.
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It's no secret that Barca want Haaland, and the Norwegian centre-forward is Barca's number one target this summer. The cost of bringing in Haaland is extremely high, and the valuation given to Haaland by the German transfer website is 150 million euros. Although Haaland's liquidated damages were only 75 million euros, the broker Rayola and his father Haland Sr. both demanded huge commissions and cost more than 120 million euros.
Koulibaly is Harvey's most desired centre-back. At the age of 1.87 in June, Koulibaly, who turned 30 in June, has a superb ability to compete for the top and compete, and has an absolutely excellent tactical execution ability – which is also one of Xavi's most important advantages. Koulibaly's contract with Napoli expires in June 2023 and Barca will have to pay a transfer fee if they want to bring in Senegalese centre-backs.
World: Harvey hand-picked Koulibaly
Radio Catalan pointed out that Barça's "number one prey" is Haland, and if there is any money, Barca will chase Koulibaly. Last summer, Napoli rejected a €70 million offer from Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, and Barca hope napoli will lower the transfer fee, after all, Koulibaly's contract is only one year left.
Haaland and Koulibaly have a transfer fee (including commission) budget of more than 150 million euros. If They don't get Koulibaly, Barca have options: Chelsea's Christensen and Azpilicueta, who will not need a transfer fee if they are introduced this summer.
This summer, if Barca can sell Griezmann and Coutinho, send Lenglet away, and bring in Haaland and Koulibaly, Xavi's reconstruction plan can be perfectly realized. Fans will have higher expectations for this Barca team.