On Tuesday, Barcelona director of Football Deco held the first of various meetings with manager Hansi Flick to plan the summer transfer window and the team for next season. It seems that the majority of their plans for the senior squad have been determined before the summer, although whether things follow the constructed course is a different matter.
The priority signing is Luis Diaz, where Deco will focus his efforts on bringing in the Liverpool star. That deal will probably depend on which budget is available, but they know that Diaz wants to play for the club. In the meantime, MD explains that Marcus Rashford is the alternative to Diaz. The Manchester United attacker is on their exit list, but they still want at least € 40 million for him.
To make every deal with Barcelona, ​​however, Agent Pini Zahavi should handle a wage reduction for Rashford and a loan with an option to buy with Manchester United.
One of Deco's primary tasks is to guarantee the renewal of Frenkie de Jong this summer, but no movement is expected in a strong center of the park with Pedri, Marc Casado, Fermin Lopez, Dani Olmo, Gavi and Marc Bernal, who returns from an injury.
There is less certainty about the future of Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo. Both have expressed the wish to stay, but Barcelona wants to sell Christensen. Araujo has to call if he wants to stay if he is not a starter, and if he leaves, Barcelona will do their best to reactivate a deal for Jonathan Tah. Eric Garcia will be offered a contract extension, but that still has to be agreed.
Barcelona has no plans to act in goal, except the potential output of Inaki Pena. Wojciech Szczesny still has to respond to their innovation offer, but if he accepts it, Barcelona will have him backup from Marc-Andre ter Stegen. When Szczesny returns to retirement, Barcelona goes for a young goalkeeper, after which Joan Garcia could return to their radar.
For many months it seemed as if the right back position would be the primary position that should be reinforced, with the left-wing place also in mind. However, it seems a month of Garcia that there is enough to convince deco and flick that he can decide appropriately for Jules Kounde, while Gerard Martin has done the same on the opposite flank.