Playing for 90
Fansided

5 players FC Barcelona should look to sign in January

By Atharva Gosavi

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 20: (L-R) Philippe Coutinho of FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona v Sevilla at the Camp Nou on October 20, 2018 in Barcelona Spain (Photo by Jeroen Meuwsen/Soccrates/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 20: (L-R) Philippe Coutinho of FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona v Sevilla at the Camp Nou on October 20, 2018 in Barcelona Spain (Photo by Jeroen Meuwsen/Soccrates/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
1 of 6
Next
Barcelona
BARCELONA, SPAIN – OCTOBER 20: (L-R) Philippe Coutinho of FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona v Sevilla at the Camp Nou on October 20, 2018 in Barcelona Spain (Photo by Jeroen Meuwsen/Soccrates/Getty Images) /

Barcelona will need a fresh boost in January, and these players can provide that…

Spanish giants FC Barcelona started their season 2018/19 on a positive note following a predominantly busy summer. The Catalan club signed Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munich, Arthur from Gremio, Malcolm from Bordeaux and Clement Lenglet from Sevilla.

Ernesto Valverde’s side recently broke their slump in the LaLiga and won their first game in the league since September with an emphatic 4-2 win over Sevilla to go at the top of the table.

Barcelona have some of the best players in their respective positions in the world right now. However, in spite of having a busy summer, La Blaugrana might still need to splash the cash in January so as to plug some gaps that cannot be ignored.

To start with, Barcelona might have found a perfect heir to Xavi Hernandez in Arthur. But they are yet to find a worthy and a long-term successor for their ageing anchorman Sergio Busquets.

They sold Lucas Digne to Everton this summer, which means the position of an understudy for Jordi Alba is vacant at the moment. Add the fact that Alba himself is yet to agree on a new contract at the club, which means signing a left-back is a major priority.

Apt and able replacements are also needed for Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez at the Nou Camp. La Blaugrana certainly can’t rest until they attend to all these issues.

With the January transfer window coming closer as days pass by, here are 5 players Barcelona can consider signing to plug the gaps in their star-studded squad.

Home/FC Barcelona