The time for the signings has finally arrived. Once Laporta’s ‘levers’ are approved, Barça will have money to incorporate players and, of course, ‘fair play’ to sign them up. The activity, from today, will be frenetic in a Blaugrana market with twenty operations to be carried out between ups and downs. The exits will be almost as important as the entrances to clean the locker room that Xavi needs to build a new winning project. Mateu Alemany will have to multiply to attend to all the negotiations that are underway, some of which may even be closed before the end of June.
Barça is in a hurry to show that it is working to put together a champion team. Therefore, in the next two weeks, up to five signings can be announced: Lewandowski, Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso, Christensen and Kessié. The Polish striker must be the star of the new Barça, the footballer who recovers the illusion of the fans. The agreement with the player is complete and the only thing missing is for Bayern to accept the last Blaugrana offer, which will be a little under 40 million euros. These five new faces could start the preseason and even travel to the United States tour.
The other two strategic signings that Xavi has requested, the central Koundé and the central midfielder Ruben Neves, will take a little longer to arrive due to their high price. You have to continue the tug of war with Sevilla and Wolverhampton. While Raphinha is awaiting the decision of Dembélé and Bernardo Silva, of the possible sale of Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United. In total, nine immediate performance additions that should completely transform the face of the squad and, of course, the eleven for next season.
Forced outputs will also be activated. You have to make room for those who come. It will cost, because nobody wants to leave Barça. But the club will be, in this sense, blunt. And he will take, if necessary, drastic decisions with those footballers who ‘castle’. Laporta is willing to send dismissal letters (assuming the economic cost that this entails) to players like Neto or Umtiti, who are reluctant to leave the Camp Nou. With the rest (Mingueza, Lenglet, Riqui Puig or Braithwaite) it is expected to reach an agreement in the form of a transfer or assignment.