The club are hunting for severe reinforcements

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  Renato Tavares

• on April 7, 2023 eight:00 am

Barcelona’s painful Copa del Rey to Genuine Madrid acted as a huge wake-up get in touch with inside the highest-ranking members of the club, who now understand that the squad is in want of severe reinforcements if they are to definitely compete against the greatest teams in the continent.

And according to a report from Diario SPORT, the club will leave no stone unturned in their attempts to strengthen the squad. They want to sign two “undisputed planet-class” players, according to the report, and they have two names in thoughts: Lionel Messi and Bernardo Silva.

The rumors of Lionel Messi’s return to Camp Nou continue to heat up as his extension talks with Paris Saint-Germain have not been good and the GOAT is at the moment not interested in a large-dollars move to Saudi Arabia, and Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has been a extended-time target for the Blaugrana.

Barça currently know the price tag for the Portugal international soon after initial talks with the Premier League champions final summer season, and they think pairing Bernardo with Messi and Robert Lewandowski will bring considerably-necessary firepower to a Barça attack that has been mediocre at greatest for most of the season.

The club is confident each Messi and Bernardo would be prepared to take a paycut to match the present salary structure, but the large challenge is developing sufficient salary cap space to match the Monetary Fair Play regulations and bring in their two dream targets.

There are also prospective moves on the table for Bernardo’s City teammate Ilkay Gundogan who would bring considerably-necessary depth in midfield and Brazilian gem Vitor Roque, with talks amongst the Blaugrana and Athletico Paranaense reportedly ongoing.

Barça will not be afraid to discover moves for players such as Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres, who haven’t delivered sufficient in attack but are nevertheless eye-catching in the market place due to their age and prospective. As of now only eight players are deemed untouchable, according to reports: Marc-André ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, Alejandro Balde, Frenkie De Jong, Gavi, Pedri, and Lewandowski.

Everyone else could be moved if a very good chance arrives, and the club is ready to carry out significant surgery in the squad to make them competitive once more. We’ve heard this sort of factor prior to, but the manner of the Clásico defeat may truly alter factors this time.

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