Hansi Flick has been a breath of fresh air for the culé team. Despite having a very short squad full of young players, the German coach has managed to build a competitive team with a defined style and a clear starting eleven. Players like Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Cubarsí, or Pedri have established themselves as stars.
Flick has managed his key footballers with surgical precision, keeping them in shape and maximizing their performance in a tight schedule. The starting eleven has barely changed throughout the season, which has given the team solidity and continuity. However, this has reduced opportunities for some players in the squad, especially in the midfield area.
There are players with very few minutes
If Flick is clear about the forward and defense, things change in the midfield. There, Barça has an enormous accumulation of talent. With Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, and Olmo as regulars, the distribution of minutes has become a puzzle.
The competition is so high that footballers like Gavi or Fermín López play little. In this regard, Fermín is starting to seriously consider his future. The young midfielder, who has shown character, goals, and deployment when he has had minutes, is not satisfied with his secondary role.
At 21 years old, he wants to take a step forward and feel like a protagonist. The player has several important offers on the table, one of them from Atlético de Madrid, which considers him an ideal piece to strengthen their midfield this summer.
Fermín has a very serious offer
But the most shocking proposal has come from Saudi Arabia. According to Relevo, a club from the Arab country has offered Fermín a contract with a salary of 8 million net per season, a figure out of the market. The offer, which multiplies his current salary at Barça several times, is a huge temptation, especially from an economic and field prominence perspective.
Flick asks him to stay
Despite this situation, Hansi Flick doesn't want to hear about his departure. The German coach considers Fermín López an essential piece for the team's rotation. Flick sees in him a dynamic, vertical midfielder, with arrival and capable of changing the pace of a match.
The club, for now, supports the position of their coach. The idea in the offices is to keep Fermín and convince him that his role can grow over time. Barça knows they have a diamond in the rough in their hands, and they are not willing to let him go so easily.