Barça Moves. The Sports Management, Led by Laporta, Works at Full Speed to Build a More Balanced Squad for the Next Season. In that plan, there may be decisions that surprise even within the locker room.
Frenkie de Jong, One of the Team's Most Established Figures, Could Be Living His Last Months at the Club. Not Due to a Lack of Quality or Commitment, but to Fit into a High-Impact Operation. The Club Needs to Make Drastic Decisions.
Liverpool Has Emerged Strongly. The New Coach, Arne Slot, Wants to Give the Team's Style a Turn. De Jong's Profile Fits Perfectly with the Style of Play He Wants to Implement Since His Arrival.
De Jong, at the Center of a Key Move
The Dutchman Remains One of the Most Valued Footballers in Europe. But Barça Knows They Can't Sustain His Salary Much Longer. His Continuity, Although Desired, Is Not a Priority for the Sports Management.
Deco Has Detected That This Situation Can Become an Advantage. If Managed Well, Not Only Is Salary Mass Freed, but a Weak Point of the Squad Is Strengthened. Everything Depends on Finding the Right Name.
The Club Is Not Willing to Let De Jong Go for Money Alone. The Intention Is Clear: Seek an Exchange That Solves Two Problems at Once.
A Very Specific Profile on the List
What Barça Seeks Is Offensive Dynamite. Someone Capable of Breaking Lines, Providing Imbalance on the Wing, and Generating Constant Danger. In That Sense, There Are Few Names in Europe That Meet All the Requirements.
Flick Has Requested Speed, Dribbling, and Aggressiveness, and Deco Has Leaked a Very Short List of Candidates Who Could Fit into the Project. All Have Champions Level. But One Stands Out Above the Rest.
It's Not a New Target, Barça Has Been Analyzing Him for a While. They Have Followed Him in the Premier and in International Competitions. Now, with the De Jong Option on the Table, the Dream Can Be Possible.
The Agreement, Closer Than Expected
Negotiations Are Advancing. Liverpool Is Willing to Talk. The Arrival of a Midfielder Like De Jong Would Mean a Quality Leap for Them, and They Are Open to Negotiating an Exchange with Balanced Conditions.
The English Club Considers That They Could Add Some Money to Compensate for the Market Value Difference. Barça, meanwhile, Remains Firm: They Will Not Assume Impossible Salaries or Commitments Outside Their New Economic Framework.
Flick Has Given the Green Light. He Wants the Change to Be Closed as Soon as Possible. Deco, meanwhile, Has Already Made Contacts with the Environment of the Player Who Would Arrive.
The Name They Kept for the End
Behind All This Movement Is Luis Díaz. The Colombian, Currently at Liverpool, Is the Great Target That Has Been Kept Silent Until Now. He Is the Exact Profile Barça Needs on Their Left Wing.
Explosive, Vertical, Unbalancing. Díaz Can Make a Difference from Day One. Moreover, His Salary Is More Affordable Than De Jong's, and He Is Willing to Make an Effort if the Project Convinces Him.
If Everything Materializes, Barça Would Gain a Top-Level Winger and Free Up a Key Space in the Midfield. A Risky Move, Yes. But Also One of the Smartest the Club Can Make in This Market.
Luis Díaz Is the Name That Completes the Puzzle. And Barça Has Already Made a Move.