Joan Laporta wants Barcelona to sign Lionel Messi or Bernardo Silva.
According to Diario Sport, the management of the Catalan club wants to sign another world-class star. After being knocked out of the Champions League, it became obvious to the Barcelona bosses that the team lacked experienced players - there are many good young players in the roster, but only Robert Lewandowski can make the difference.
In this regard, Barcelona wants to either return Lionel Messi, now playing for PSG, or sign Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva.
To have a real opportunity to sign a player of this magnitude, Barca will have to do a lot of work. First, the club will need to part ways with three captains - Sergi Busquets, Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba. Secondly, Barca will need a big sale and in this context the club will once again turn their attention to Frenkie de Jong. Thirdly, Barcelona can activate the last possible financial leverage by selling the rights to the Barca Licensing and Merchandising (BLM) division, which is responsible for selling T-shirts, mugs and other souvenirs.
Barcelona want to sign Messi or Silva in the winter, as long as the club has no spending restrictions from La Liga. After the activation of economic levers, financial restrictions were lifted from Barca - if earlier the 1/4 rule was applied to it (a financial restriction according to which a La Liga club that has exceeded its salary limit can spend only 1 euro out of 4 saved -), then from the summer onThe club forecast by
soccer predictions is subject to the 1/1 rule (you can spend every euro you earn). From next summer, the 1/4 rule will again apply to Barcelona.
However, Barcelona understands that it is almost impossible to carry out a transfer of this magnitude in winter. In the summer, Messi`s contract with PSG ends, and Bernardo will put pressure on Manchester City. In this regard, Barcelona wants to prepare financially for the summer and believes they can reach a financial position in which the transfer of Messi or Silva will be possible.
In January, Barcelona want to sign a right-back and midfielder to replace Sergi Busquets.
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