Ronald Koeman has only been the coach of FC Barcelona for a few days, but obviously the iconic former Dutch defender has started the big works. And as in Barcelona everything filters in the press, we already know the plans of the former Batavian coach. On Monday, he notably called many players to let them know that he is not counting on them next season.
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Arturo Vidal, Ivan Rakitic, Samuel Umtiti and Luis Suarez are therefore asked to find a new club in the coming days. For now, there are very few clubs interested in the services of the four players, who in addition to being aging for three of them, have colossal salaries. And even if they couldn’t find a buyer and had to stay at the club, Koeman shouldn’t bet on them. In terms of arrivals, several names keep coming back. Lautaro Martinez (Inter) for the attack, Eric Garcia and João Cancelo (Manchester City) for the defense, or Donny van de Beek (Ajax) for the midfield.
Several possibilities in the middle
Therefore, we can start to draw the outlines of an eleven of Ronald Koeman, especially since indiscretions on the role he wants to give to certain players have also filtered. Marc-André ter Stegen will be present in the cages without too much doubt, while the Dutchman relies on Jordi Alba. A priori, Barça are looking for a rather young central defender to take over from Gerard Piqué in the medium term, the Catalan should therefore still be the holder next year. Koeman reportedly told him that he still relied on him to be the boss of the rearguard. Clément Lenglet will always accompany him. On the right flank, however, Nelson Semedo is not guaranteed a place in the eleven since there is a lot of talk about Cancelo in Barcelona …
In the midfield, the Spanish press affirms that Busquets will have a secondary role next year, and that it is De Jong who will play as sentry in front of the defense. In front of him, Miralem Pjanic will probably start, and will be accompanied by Riqui Puig or Sergi Roberto, whom Koeman wants to use in the middle and more as a side. Finally, in attack, the departure of Luis Suarez will turn everything upside down, just like that of Lionel Messi if it were to be confirmed. Antoine Griezmann will have to prove himself, Ansu Fati could have more opportunities and Barça continues its forcing for Lautaro Martinez …
With current players
With possible recruits and the departure of Messi
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