The fact that seduces Xavi

He is the second top assistant of the Scaloni era with Argentina after Messi

Barça believes that his profile could help make the team less predictable

Although put on hold due to the importance of the games in this final stretch of the year, Gavi’s injury has reopened the debate within the club about the need to reinforce FC Barcelona’s midfield, a requirement of Xavi Hernández during the summer. but what then it was not taken into account by the managers because it was not considered a priority. Barça only spent a little over three million for Oriol Romeu and here, plus Ilkay Gundogan, the transfer phase for this area of ​​the field ended.

Gavi’s absence for the next nine months opens a debate again and there the name of Lo Celso appears again, a player who already appeared on Xavi’s list in the summer. Lo Celso is a player who until recently seemed hidden under the face of the earth. An injury left him without participating in the World Cup and his club did not allow him to play.

The return

However, Lo Celso has returned strongly for both Argentina and Tottenham, his club. In Scaloni’s group he is the top assist after Leo Messi (11) and his was the decisive pass in Argentina’s last victory at the Maracana. The detail is taken into account among FC Barcelona analysts to advise this incorporation.

At Tottenham he is also recovering a leading role. With these circumstances It does not seem easy for the London club to open the door for him to go on loan to Barcelona, but it is an option that is still on the table and that will be reopened once the match against Girona ends, at the end of this week.

Discovered by Jorge Sampaoli, he took it to the national team for the first time, Lo Celso has the ability to associate and find spaces where there are none, taking advantage of his ability to play easily, without complicating life, which is often the most difficult.

The pressure

However, the pressure on Xavi to sign him will increase given the need for a player with these characteristics, with ease in the last pass and who can have good synchronization for a scorer like Lewandowski. It is considered that he is a player whose profile can only be comparable to that of Pedri and that his incorporation could help the team’s game to break the monotony or predictability of Barça’s attacking plays. now that Dembélé is not in the group and that he was able to skip the script.

In recent months, Barça has been predictable and has found it difficult to reach the rival area easily, which is why there are those who consider a creative player more important than a more physical, recovery player, an aspect in which the injured Gavi stood out.