

In the midst of the hangover of the Lamine Yamal's 18th birthday party, Barça started preseason on Sunday. Hansi Flick is happy because many of his players are fit. have done physical work during the holidays and you won't have to push them as hard as last year before getting into the nitty-gritty. You'll also be happy to know New talents from La Masia like Jofre Torrents or Juan Hernández, unafraid to promote them to the first team if they earn it on the pitch. The German gives opportunities to youngsters out of conviction, but also out of necessity, as the economy taints everything. The hottest player is in the kitchen sink with the reinforcement the team needs for the attack, in which the coaches only have four players for three positions. And even Joan Garcia, the only new face the club has announced for next season, is not registered because of the burden of the club. fair play financial, still unresolved.
In the six weeks remaining until the market closes, Barça must first recover the famous 1:1 rule, which is directly related to the partial reopening of the Camp Nou, and then build salary space so that the goalkeeper from Sallent and Wojciech Szczęsny – with a new contract – can be registered before the start of the League. For the second task, the key is Marc-André ter Stegen, who has been heartbreakingly pointed out for more than a month to pack his bags. The departure of the German, who at the moment is only doing specific work in the gym, is urgent so that the club can update the goalkeeping and aspire to register the winger who was supposed to be Nico Williams and who everything points to will be Marcus Rashford. But the captain knows that he has the upper hand, three more years on his contract and that time is on his side to the point that if the solutions are delayed, will be on the first day with a chance of being a starter.
Ter Stegen's challenging smile is a real challenge for Deco and company, who are exposed to having to do other things. Less pleasant movements to meet with Joan Garcia and execute the planned plan. But Barça isn't alone in these kinds of internal battles. At Real Madrid, now on vacation after Luis Enrique held them up to the task, there are also crutches for players who are now redundant after having played a key role in recent successes. At the Bernabéu, the need to sell Rodrygo Goes prevails so that the player Florentino, obsessed with Mbappé, considered dispensable after Toni Kroos' retirement can arrive. If the Brazilian striker leaves and Xabi Alonso can recruit a decent midfielder, the Whites will be much more frightening. Therefore, we can only say one thing: hang in there, Rodrygo, hang in there.