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Chapter one · read the club

Barcelona,read in full.

Hansi Flick's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · ageing
Barcelona have the numbers and the level there today (Joan García, ), so the need is about the years ahead. of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · centre-back · too few players
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries .

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Gianluigi Donnarumma
Club
Manchester City
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Manchester City in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Joan García () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Barcelona's minutes. Market value .
Gregor Kobel
Club
Borussia Dortmund
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Borussia Dortmund in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Joan García () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Barcelona's minutes. Market value .
Bart Verbruggen
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Brighton & Hove Albion in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Joan García () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Barcelona's minutes. Market value .

Hidden gems · young, rising

Robin Risser
Club
RC Lens
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
That is more than Joan García, the last of Barcelona's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of RC Lens's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Mike Penders
Club
Chelsea FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · injury risk
Why him
He would compete with Joan García () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Chelsea FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Robin Roefs
Club
Sunderland AFC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
He would compete with Joan García () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Sunderland AFC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: centre-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Willian Pacho
Club
Paris Saint-Germain
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Paris Saint-Germain in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Eric García () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Barcelona's minutes. Market value .
Gabriel
Club
Arsenal FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A ball-playing centre-back: in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for chances created, the top for blocks and the top for passes ( league season). Next to Eric García, the last of Barcelona's regular starters there (a ball-playing centre-back), he would add blocks: he is ahead of of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Eric García ahead of . The second most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Barcelona's minutes. Market value .
Josko Gvardiol
Club
Manchester City
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back, left-back · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
In style he is in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for dribbles completed, the top for chances created and the top for passes ( league season). Next to Eric García, the last of Barcelona's regular starters there (a ball-playing centre-back), he would add dribbles completed: he is ahead of of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Eric García ahead of . The third most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Barcelona's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Alessandro Bastoni
Club
Inter Milan
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A ball-playing centre-back: in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for chances created and the top for passes ( league season). He would compete with Eric García, the last of Barcelona's regular starters there (a ball-playing centre-back), for a starting place; Eric García is ahead of only of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for blocks. Closest in style: Gerard Martín and J. van Hecke. A move that can happen: Inter Milan sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Barcelona. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Gonçalo Inácio
Club
Sporting CP
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Sporting CP in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. That is more than Eric García, the last of Barcelona's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: Sporting CP sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Barcelona. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Strahinja Pavlović
Club
AC Milan
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A front-foot defender: in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for tackles, the top for duels contested and the top for passes ( league season). Next to Eric García, the last of Barcelona's regular starters there (a ball-playing centre-back), he would add share of duels won: he is ahead of of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Eric García ahead of . Closest in style: C. Romero. A move that can happen: AC Milan sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Barcelona. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Tylel Tati
Club
FC Nantes
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Eric García () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Nantes's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Jaydee Canvot
Club
Crystal Palace
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
He would compete with Eric García () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Crystal Palace's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Archie Gray
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
That is more than Eric García, the last of Barcelona's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of Tottenham Hotspur's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Barcelona today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Linked in the press · most credible first · rumours, not facts · how sources compare

Julián Alvarez
Barcelona have been linked with Julián Alvarez. The Guardian
Source
The Rumour Mill's own round-up:

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Barcelona
league points · Barcelona
league goals scored · Barcelona
league goals conceded · Barcelona
recent league results, oldest first · Barcelona
appointed head coach of Barcelona · Hansi Flick

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Barcelona v Real Madrid

Barcelona win

Draw

Real Madrid win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

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