2023-12-19 18:29:14
No matter how tempting the offer may be, if it existed – background: there is talk of Bayern Munich’s interest in signing Ronald Araujo in this winter market – there will be no departures from the Barça squad. Neither that of Araujo, the most sought-after footballer right now, nor that of Robert Lewandowski, in case he had a golden retirement in Saudi Arabia in mind.
“No player wants to leave Barça,” commented Joan Laporta, generalizing on behalf of the members of the squad. And then he expressed the club’s will: “We have a short staff and we are not a selling club.”
The squad is short (21 players, including Lamine Yamal and Fermín, integrated into the first team), and weakened in December, Gavi unusable for the entire season after rupturing his cruciate ligaments of the right knee, Ter Stegen absent until February, back surgery, and injuries Iñigo Martinez and Marcos Alonso, casualties to which Pedri was added and, against Almería, the suspended De Jong.
Vitor Roque and one more
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More than selling, Barça thinks about buying, Laporta explained at the Christmas lunch with the media. It has already been announced the urgent incorporation of Vítor Roque, the young Brazilian striker from Athletico Paranaense signed last summer, and the club is considering the reinforcement of another player, a midfielder to complete the line due to the absence of Gavi.
To do this, the club hopes to obtain income, but not from any sales. The collection of 40 million Líbero is pending, for a percentage of Barça Vision, a company created to manage the audiovisual business, money that was due to be received in August and has not yet been received.
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