The club has not yet set priorities and is working on broad lists of different profiles for any urgent technical needs.
After completing the signings of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor in the summer and with the competitions already underway, the sporting management of FC Barcelona once again activated the machinery of its scouting department in search of signings that will improve the current squad or that will allow it to cover an urgent need for a tactical reason or due to injury.
Once the vacancy left by Marc ter Stegen ‘s serious injury has been filled with the signing of Wojciech Szczesny , the most convincing of the goalkeepers who were without a team, the coaches are already working but they still do not have any specific instructions or requests. Hansi Flick , the first team coach, and Deco , the Barça sporting director, are holding regular talks but there has not yet been a specific meeting for this winter transfer market, much less for the next one. There are some names on the table in the monitoring category but no definitive decision has been reached in this regard as of today.
Although there are restrictions on scouts, with their numbers reduced this season, some coaches have been travelling to watch both leagues and international matches. Deco has also repeatedly boarded a plane to watch some matches in situ.
The starting plan that the FC Barcelona sports leadership has now is to scan the market with the aim of strengthening all the lines, according to what Mundo Deportivo has been able to find out . There is no more priority than another. They all are. The Catalan club wants to have a wide list of players for each position. Complete reports with the FCB seal , which is what gives the go-ahead for a possible signing, to choose at any time.
The profile must be varied in age, quality and contract, although given the economic situation of the club, the preference is for players who can be free to avoid high investments. And these players are the veterans and experienced. The quota of young players is already filled at the club. However, Can Barça assures that they are in a position to make an investment similar to that made with Dani Olmo last August. The name of Nico Williams is still on the table and he is being monitored regularly but not invasively.
The idea is to have a balanced, competitive and deep dressing room that allows for doubling the positions, the ideal goal of any coach. The advantage is that the depth of the Barcelona youth squad solves the problem of investment. Hansi Flick wants to see throughout this season how they can perform in times of greater demand and now the players have an immediate test with the Champions League matches against Bayern Munich and the La Liga match against Real Madrid.
This will be a first diagnosis of the possibilities that this squad has against two candidates to win everything, in order to gauge whether there are more deficiencies in one line or another. Therefore, the club is open to all options in case it is necessary to act and balance investments next summer.