Busquets replacement

Barcaman

Administrator
Staff member
With Busquets gone this summer we need to look for someone to fill his shoes.

Who will it be? Xavi tried Eric there. Frenkie also an option from the group.
New signing: Brozović?

Will be tough to find someone to slot right in.
 

Andresito

Senior Member
Staff member
Have honestly no idea. Will leave it to the management.

Amrabat feels very mediocre.
Zubimendi loves La Real and has a long contract so he won't push for a transfer to lower the fee, which makes him not worth it.
Brozovic is old and also has a long contract (which he signed a year ago, should've gone for him earlier). But him being old might make him attainable for a reasonable price if we can include someone like Kessié.

Eric with a full preseason preparation? Not sure if that's going to have any effect at all on his abilities to play there. Don't think he's good enough to make the jump from CB to DM.

Worst case we go for Frenkie, Gavi, Pedri midfield, which has proven to be pretty bad so far.
 

Raketa10

Senior Member
No way Eric can play DM. That would be the worst possible solution. We'll probably go for Amrabat or Broz since we don't have money for Xavi's wet dream (Zubimendi).
 

Andresito

Senior Member
Staff member
Hugo Guillamón also been mentioned. His contract was supposed to run out 2023 but he renewed like 6 months ago. Could've gotten him for free.

He has the same agent as Alba.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Zubimendi will probably end up at Arsenal.

They will offloas Xhaka to free up starting place for him.

Guillamon never looked all that great and dont think even Valencia fans rate him all that highly.

Maybe as some kind of swap for Nico to hope he improves but cant see Guillamon being Busquets replacement.
 

Deco

Culé since 2005
Fabiricio Diaz, Manuel Ugarte, Lucas Gourna-Douth, Edson Alvarez, Leandro Paredes, Ibrahim Sangare, Amadou Onana (Everton relegated?), Stefan Bajcetic, Alan Varela can some of the alternatives.
 

Porque

Senior Member
This is from December.

Jefferson Lerma is Barcelona's great cover to occupy the pivot position next season.

At the club they already know that Sergio Busquets will leave for Inter Miami at the end of the season and the search for a replacement has become a priority.

Initially, options like Zubimendi, Jorginho, Kanté or Rúben Neves were ahead on the list, but economic vicissitudes force them to look at more unknown options.

The Colombian ends his contract with Bournemouth at the beginning of the summer and is undoubtedly one of the bargains that the market offers.
 

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
Out of all the options being named Zubimendi might be the best choice IMO.

Although not for that price of 60m.
 

Home of Barca Fans

Top