For Barca this season, their performances have surprised almost everyone. At the beginning of the season, they faced too many difficulties. First of all, in terms of overall strength, they have lost their core players, and the sharp decline in competitiveness is almost a foregone conclusion; secondly, at the operational level of the team, whether in terms of salary space or transfer funds, they have reached a difficult situation. The team's performance in the first half of the season also seemed to match their situation quite well. Therefore, after they enter the trough, the outside world agrees that the team may not be on track for several seasons.
However, most people overlook Laporta's ability to "clean up the mess." Extrapolating from the current situation, Laporta's thinking has always been quite clear. In the face of the dilemma, he adopted the method of "stripping away the cocoon" and took Barca out of the quagmire step by step. The first is to make room for salaries. For those players in the team who are well paid but have limited contributions, Laporta did not hesitate to "sweep them out", which laid the foundation for the team's subsequent reinforcements. After all, in the case that the total salary has reached the upper limit, not to mention the large-scale reinforcements, that is, the introduction of ordinary players, Barca is also facing the embarrassing situation of not being able to register them. The second is to pursue the most cost-effective reinforcements. In the case of the team's lack of reinforcement funds and insufficient salary space, Laporta has chosen more visa-free and loan-free ways to recruit reinforcements, and Traore, Depay, Aubameyang, etc. are his "proud works".
The third is to resolutely make adjustments in the head coach. Although in the eyes of many people, the crux of the team's problem is not the head coach, but Laporta does not think so, he advocates bringing Xavi back to the team. Judging from the coaching performance, the young manager has indeed shown great potential, and under his command, Barca is completely like a different team, and the tactical style has been restored to the maximum extent of the team's peak state. More importantly, Harvey's use of new signings is also quite in place. For several of the team's new players this season, Harvey "took it all" and let almost every player play their role to the maximum. From this point of view, Harvey is indeed the most ideal "designer" of the team. And in terms of the spirit of the team, Barca has had several very brilliant reversals this season, which has made the whole team look scrappy and confident. Perhaps, in the eyes of the outside world, it is already past the stage of discussing whether Xavi is suitable for the team, but "complaining" about why Laporta only brought him back to camp Nou in the middle of the season.
Objectively speaking, however, Barca are only on the first step back on track, after all, they have only shown a stage of outstanding performance this season and have not yet won any important championships. Whether in the league or in the Champions League, the overall strength is the key factor that determines the team's final record. Especially in the forward line, barca's existing players are difficult to help the team "go further". Among them, Aubameyang and Luke De Jong are more suitable as a supplement to the team's lineup and enrich the squad structure of the forward line due to their age problems; Depay seems to have proved to be not very suitable for the team's tactical system due to its own technical characteristics. In this case, if the team wants to return to the championship competition next season, it must have a large transfer operation on the offensive end.
What is clear is that Laporta has begun a reinforcement operation against the front. He wanted to bring a top-level striker to the team, so both Haaland and Lewandowski were on the team's reinforcement list. However, in addition to the fact that the two players have very high salary requirements and make the team feel a lot of pressure, the former is too difficult to compete, and the age of the latter makes the team hesitate. As a result, Barca are also considering other transfer targets. According to the Manchester Evening News, Marcus Rashford is disappointed with his situation at the team and may seek to leave the team at the end of the season. Barca have shown interest in the United's main striker. In their view, if marcus Rashford can be signed and helped rebuild his confidence, he has enough ability to play an important role on the offensive end of the team.
In addition to the above-mentioned large-scale transfer operations, Barca are constantly looking for young players with outstanding potential. These players generally have good potential, but they are not worth much. Once the potential is realized, it will become a very cost-effective transfer. According to the Daily Sport, young midfielder Alda Guler entered Laporta's sights. The 17-year-old talent midfielder has been quite good this season, but is worth just €750,000 in the transfer market. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)