This season, many of the teams in Europe's five major leagues have gone out of the trajectory of "first suppress and then rise". However, the most typical of these is Barça. The La Liga giants played almost uselessly at the beginning of the season, and it seems to the outside world that they are likely to collapse in the next few seasons. However, the key factor within the Barca squad is overlooked, which is that they own LaPorta. As the "helmsman" of the team, Laporta did not want the team to gain nothing this season. His series of fruitful operations allowed the team to get out of trouble almost as quickly as possible.
From the perspective of the team's existing lineup, the strength of the team in the three lines has been relatively balanced, whether in the strength of the main lineup, or in the depth of the lineup, they have a very good competitiveness. First, let's look at the backline. Relative to the forward line and midfield, the back line should be a relatively inferior position for the team. In the back line, Barca are still dominated by veterans, and players including Alba, Alves, Pique and so on still play an important role in the team. Young players such as Dest, Eric Garcia, Mingeza, etc. have yet to prove that they have the strength to enter the main squad. Relatively speaking, Araujo is one of the only young players in the backline who has played well. However, on his renewal, communication between the two sides has reached an impasse. Although the team intended to significantly increase Araujo's salary package, their offer still did not meet the players' expectations. The Uruguayan centre-back's future in the squad is unclear.
Let's look at the midfield position. I have to say that the team's youth training system is indeed their greatest asset. Although the team's operational difficulties led to a small amount of caution in the transfer market, the constant influx of youth players has largely relieved them of their urgent needs. Although he has not made many appearances this season, Pedri has become the most talented midfielder recognized in European football, and his value is also "rising", and he has been firmly ranked among the first-tier stars. Fati's situation is similar to Pedri's, and his talent is also unquestionable, but injuries seem to have become the biggest obstacle to his career. Garvey, who has emerged this season, is another gain for the team. This young player has his own "ball star ring", whether in the temperament of the game, but also in the technical ability and the ability to read the game, has shown a very good potential. The biggest shortcoming of the team's midfield position has become Busquets in the back position, but the team has basically finalized Casey, and the shortcomings in this position are no longer there.
Finally, let's look at the forward line. At the beginning of the season, due to injuries to Fati, Dembele and others, the team has almost no trustworthy attacker except Depay. However, after the middle of the season, with the above players returning from injury, coupled with the team's continuous completion of a number of reinforcements, they have a considerable surplus of manpower in the front line. In this case, Depay, who performed well in the first half of the season, could not even get a fixed starting position after returning from injury.
Objectively speaking, however, Barca's strikers have varying degrees of problems: Aubameyang and Luke De Jong are over thirty years old, and there are some problems with the continuity of their form; Fati's injury is still an unavoidable problem, which is likely to bring his career to an abrupt end; Dembele is because he has never been able to agree with the team on the issue of contract extension, and the possibility of leaving the team seems to be significantly higher than the possibility of staying in the team; Depay is due to technical characteristics, and it is somewhat incompatible with Xavi's tactical requirements Traore, who came on loan, has fallen into silence after a few high-profile performances in a few games, and the team has little hope of buying him out.
In terms of reinforcements, with the difficulty of signing Haaland, Barca seem to have adjusted their transfer targets. According to team reports, they have set their sights on Mbappe and have officially joined the battle for the £130 million superstar. In terms of position, if they sign Mbappe, Dembele and Depay will not have much impact on the team even if they leave the team at the same time. In addition, from the perspective of the team's brand value, the promotion of mbappe with the signing of Mbappe is even more obvious.
In addition to Mbappe, Barca are still looking for other forward players to completely complete the "renewal" of the team's forward line. According to transfer expert José Alvarez, with Marcus Rashford expected to leave the team at the end of the season, Barca have started the manchester United goalscorer's transfer operation. However, although he is worth a little less than Kylian Mbappe, he has been much underperformed this season, so the value for money for this transfer may not be ideal. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)