Jorginho
The heir to Xavi in the truest sense of the form. Jorginho loves to have possession of the ball, and is good at ensuring that Napoli control the tempo of the game through his ability to act as a pivot. This has enabled Maurizio Sarri to implement an exciting possession based style which uses a mixture of short and long distance passing to cut through the opposition.
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Buying Jorginho would certainly allow Barcelona’s midfield to control games as they did in the Pep Guardiola days. He averaged 96.2 passes per game in Serie A and the Champions League which was the highest out of everyone in the top five European leagues. On top of that, he also had an average pass success percentage of 90.6%.
He was decisive with the ball as well because he averaged 1.2 key passes per game and assisted three goals. Although, he only managed an average of 0.2 through balls per game. The guarantee he brings is control in the centre of the pitch. Along with Busquets he could act as a useful foil for the creative players.
In comparison to Verratti, he wouldn’t bring the star name or quality, but he would still bring balance to the midfield. This is essential for the Catalans because the team is dangerously imbalanced towards the front three due to the threat they bring.
Having Jorginho would allow the team to have greater control over the match in exchange for less of a goal threat. That is important because it would take some of the onus away from the front three constantly having to create chances among themselves.