Barcelona have located the ideal replacement for Sergio Busquets at Bayern Munich and will look to initiate a transfer in the summer.
Barcelona veteran Sergio Busquets is nearing the end of an illustrious career at the Camp Nou. The Spaniard has shown signs of slowing down as he reaches his thirties. Unfortunately, the Blaugrana don’t have a natural replacement for their world-class midfielder and Frenkie de Jong has been playing an impeded role when Busquets rests.
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Despite Frenkie de Jong being able to play a defensive midfielder’s role, Ernesto Valverde and Quique Setien always preferred going with Sergio Busquets ahead of their four-man backline. Having said that, it is necessary that Barca sign a defensive midfielder and doing so in the summer would be a good idea for gradually introducing the player to the setup.
Eduardo Camavinga is the wanted man at Camp Nou, but all signs point towards him heading to Real Madrid. Zinedine Zidane’s influence has played a major role in potentially twisting the tide into Los Blancos’ court and hence, Barcelona would need to consider alternatives to the Rennes midfielder.
Bayern Munich’s holding man Corentin Tolisso has been picked into the Blaugrana’s shopping list for the upcoming summer’s transfer window, Don Balon reports. Tolisso is a world-class midfielder and a World Cup winner with France but Joshua Kimmich playing incredibly well and Thiago Alcantara adapting to a defensive role has seen him get benched.
Corentin Tolisso is unhappy being a second-choice player at the Allianz Arena and is contemplating the thought of requesting an exit during the off-season. The 25-year-old defensive midfielder is yet to hit his peak and is on an upward curve as far as his skills are concerned, so signing with Barca for an estimated 30 million euros would be a great move.
Do you think Corentin Tolisso is a player of Barca’s calibre?