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
3 of 6
Next
Barcelona are eyeing Lyon's Ferland Mendy
PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 7: Ferland Mendy of Lyon during the french Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique Lyonnais (OL, Lyon) at Parc des Princes stadium on October 7, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) /

#4 Ferland Mendy (Lyon)

Barcelona’s contract disputes with Jordi Alba are yet to reach a final conclusion. Add the fact that they have already sold his understudy, Lucas Digne, to Everton in the summer this year.

Should there be no positive results following the negotiations, Barcelona will be forced to scour the market for a reinforcement as early as in January. As a matter of fact, they are already looking at one.

Lyon’s Ferland Mendy has already caught the eyes of European heavyweights and has also been linked with a move to the Nou Camp. The highly-rated 23-year-old resembles Jordi Alba’s peculiar playing style in many ways.

Mendy has a pass success rate of 88.1% and makes 3.7 long passes per game. He also averages 1.1 aerial duels per game and makes 1.2 tackles per game. He is also an exquisite dribbler, making 1.9 dribbles per game down the left flank.

The Frenchman is also blessed with a good vision – a statement backed by his average of 1.2 key passes per game. In contrast to Jordi Alba, he offers much more stability in the air.

Home/FC Barcelona