Barcelona transfer news: Hansi Flick wants a centre-back and 'dreams of' a former Manchester City man

Barcelona, including the nine hierarchy and Hansi Flick, privation to adhd a caller centre-back to the squad

Since the commencement of the summer, Barcelona's precedence has been to motion a caller centre-forward, with the nine looking to implicit a woody for Julian Alvarez.

However, that pursuit has failed to progress. As a result, Barcelona person opened talks implicit Lautaro Martinez and are said to person already reached an statement with the Argentinian striker. An archetypal connection from the Spanish champions is expected and should not transcend £86 million.

Alongside this pursuit, the Catalan nine stay unfastened to immoderate accidental successful the closing stages of the model and person not ruled retired signing a centre-back.

This move, however, is babelike connected the striker deal. According to Sport, if a large concern is made successful an attacker, the centre-back would alternatively beryllium a young subordinate oregon a indebtedness signing.

Aymeric Laporte, Barcelona's perfect prime at centre-back

If the concern made successful the centre-forward turns retired to beryllium modest, Barcelona would beryllium prepared to put a important sum successful a much experienced centre-back who complements Pau Cubarsi well.

The aforesaid root names Aymeric Laporte arsenic the perfect choice. However, alongside the uncertainty surrounding the centre-forward signing, this woody is besides considered complex.

Indeed, it presently seems improbable that Athletic Bilbao would hold to negociate a transportation for the Spain international. The Basque nine had to enactment hard to motion him past summertime for £8.6 million, offering him an charismatic declaration moving until June 2028.

Laporte represents thing adjacent to an intolerable dream, according to the Catalan outlet.

Flick besides looking at internal solution astatine centre-back

Either way, the sporting absorption volition effort to adhd a centre-back to the squad successful bid to stay competitory connected each fronts adjacent season. Hansi Flick backs this pursuit, arsenic helium wants a squad heavy capable to beryllium afloat acceptable for the closing stages of the campaign.

According to Sport, the German manager has already recovered an interior solution astatine centre-back successful Jules Kounde.

The French defender volition determination distant from right-back and instrumentality to a cardinal role, with Eric Garcia expected to regenerate him connected the flank. Flick is said to beryllium precise pleased with the Spaniard's knowing with Lamine Yamal.