Barcelona ended last night disappointed. The Catalan team has once again failed in its attempt to return the European Cup to the Camp Nou, six years have passed since the last time. Yesterday she finished just 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain, who did not have enough after the home defeat in the first game against the French champions, and will now concentrate on trying to bring back at least the championship to Catalonia.
But, as Shalom Hanoch’s poem puts it, “it’s always darkest before dawn” – and Barcelona are definitely getting ready for next season. According to the headline of the SS, the morning after the loss, President-elect Joan Laporta marked a major target for the 2021/22 season: Arling Holland. Along with the attempts nonetheless to keep Leo Messi at the club.
According to the report, Barcelona came from yesterday’s game to two conflicting and painful conclusions: the first is that Barcelona do not have a real striker – yesterday they started the game with Osman Dembele and Leo Messi, both not really “nine” strikers – and the second, is that Barcelona is in financial trouble, probably after Which was already eliminated in the quarterfinals. But despite the problems, Laporta believes he can land the Norwegian – and that in order to make the club financially successful, he will eventually need a winning team as well.
It is a last resort, because the Barça intended, but the disaster of the idea was difficult to regulate. Notice enormously the failure of a 9 reference with goal. The Koeman team, however, needed to mark opportunities. Series key the Haaland sheet. #Barca pic.twitter.com/BHQ4ec9iSu
– Miquel Blázquez (@BlazquezFont) March 10, 2021
Also, Barça are continuing to update on two more acquisition options: The first is of course that of David Alaba, who is on his safe way out of Bayern Munich. Laporta has already met with his agents Pini Zehavi and Pali Ramadani, and believes he can offer Alaba what Real Madrid will not be able to offer him: a place in the squad (assuming Sergio Ramos and Rafael Varane continue at the Bernabeu). Of course these goals will be difficult to live with with Messi staying and signing Holland, given Barça’s problematic financial situation.
And the second option is, of course, stopper Eric Garcia from Manchester City. According to the detailed report, Laporta will respect the previous management’s agreements with City regarding the young stopper. According to the report, such a purchase will of course charge a price from the existing staff, with the names mentioned being those of Filippa Coutinho and also Antoine Griezmann, although he is a fairly beloved figure in the locker room and by coach Ronald Koeman (yesterday he started in the squad). In any case, it is clear that Barcelona is entering a new era – and with it, perhaps, system robbery is also required.
