Barcelona are looking to loan two youngsters.
The coronavirus pandemic has hit Barcelona in an extremely tragic manner as they have hit a huge amount of debt in this period. A lot of players were sold to put money into the club, wages were freed up to pay the current players.
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The overall situation does not favor the Blaugrana. However, they will be looking to loan out players in the January transfer window of 2021, along with looking to strengthen their own squad.
The Catalan giants have their specific targets set, in Manchester City’s Eric Garcia and Olympique Lyon’s Memphis Depay. They have also had contact with Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi.
The current priority for Ronald Koeman is to strengthen the club’s defence. The Dutchman currently has only three main centre-backs who are Oscar Mingueza, Ronald Araujo and Clement Lenglet. Gerard Pique is sidelined with a massive injury which will be seeing the world cup winner out for multiple months. However, Barcelona will be looking to stack up on defenders in the January transfer window of 2021.
The Catalans are reportedly going to loan out multiple players. Mundo Deportivo suggest that they are going to loan out two youngsters in the January transfer window next month. Left-back Junior Firpo and Matheus Fernandes are reportedly going to be loaned out. Youngster Riqui Puig is also unhappy with his game time over at the Nou Camp as the talented youngster is nowhere near the plans of the former Everton manager.
For Barcelona, the main target as of now are centre-backs and City’s Garcia has become a more important figure than that of Lyon’s Depay who was Ronald Koeman’s main target since his arrival at the Nou Camp. January marks an important period for the Catalans as the Presidential election will reveal how the club will be shaped for the future.
Which players should be loaned out in January?