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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) /
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Barcelona should sign Dayut Upamecano
LEIPZIG, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 02: Dayot Upamecano of Leipzig runs with the ball during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and Fortuna Duesseldorf at Red Bull Arena on September 2, 2018 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Kern/Bongarts/Getty Images) /

#2 Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig)

When you look at the bunch of attributes Dayot Upamecano brings to the table, it is hard to believe he is just 19. The RB Leipzig center back is one of the brightest young prospects in Europe right now. He would be the perfect man to take over from Spanish veteran Gerard Pique as Barcelona’s future first-choice defender.

The 19-year-old is a strong presence in the air both during defence and attacks, winning 3.4 aerial duels per game. He is also well-versed in providing adequate long-balls, making 3.3 long passes per game.

A ball-playing defender who possesses an astute positional sense, Upamecano has an impressive average of winning 1.4 offsides per game. He is also an efficient ball winner and makes 1.9 successful interceptions per game.

Barcelona were rumoured to be targeting Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld as a successor for Pique, However, signing Dayot Upamecano makes more sense knowing that he is a decade younger than the Belgian and has shown huge promise at a tender age.

And as we very well know, when it comes to nurturing budding talents, few clubs can do the job better than Barcelona.

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