Hansi Flick demands a contract with the Bayern Munich star
The Catalan newspaper "Sport" reported that Barcelona's coach, Hansi Flick, is planning to strengthen his team's ranks during the upcoming winter transfer period by signing a new defensive player, but the difficult economic conditions that the team is going through may prevent this desire from being implemented.
Since the beginning of the season, Barcelona has relied on the young player Marc Casado in the position of the main defensive pivot after Marc Bernal suffered an injury to his cruciate ligament, which made the team urgently need to sign a contract. With another player to support this position until the end of the season.
Flick's priorities seem clear, as he believes that Bayern Munich's German player Leon Goretzka is the ideal choice to give the team more strength. Physicality and diversity in the midfield, which will help comfort Casado.
But according to the newspaper, and despite Flick’s ambitions, it seems that Barcelona will face great difficulty in completing the deal due to the financial constraints that Imposed by the player salary cap crisis, which makes the team contract with... New players in the winter are almost impossible.