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Barcelona begin their pre-season under new manager Hansi Flick on Wednesday, June 10, with a number of regulars being absent due to international commitments.
The coming days will also be crucial as Barcelona make decisions on the future continuity of some of their players while also identifying and moving for certain important targets.
Flick meets Deco today
Now, Mundo Deportivo reports that new Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is meeting sporting director Deco today to finalise the squad planning for the 2024/25 season.
With the end of the European Championship and the Copa America just around the corner, Barça must begin to define the priorities that will strengthen the squad.
At the moment they are looking to bring in a winger on the left flank and a defensive midfielder, but depending on the departures there could be more signings.
Deco meeting with Flick today. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Names like Raphinha, Frenkie de Jong, and Ronald Araujo have been touted as possible sacrificial lambs to raise revenue, although the latter two’s injury woes could lead to them staying put for one more year.
It is worth remembering that Flick arrived in Barcelona last Friday and took the opportunity to meet with club president Joan Laporta.
Deco was not present at that meeting, but contact between the sporting director and the new coach has been ongoing for weeks in order to put together a competitive squad within Barça’s financial constraints.
As such, there are several important decisions to be made by Deco and Flick in the coming days.
Pre-season preparations on the agenda
Another of the points to be defined will be the preparation of the pre-season sessions.
The first two weeks will be spent training at the Ciutat Esportiva and after that, the Barça expedition will head to the United States for the tour and friendly matches against Man City (30 July), Real Madrid (3 August) and AC Milan (6 August).
Source link : https://barcauniversal.com/hansi-flick-to-meet-deco-today-to-finalise-barcelona-transfer-plans/
Author : Michel Durant
Publish date : 2024-07-08 09:39:53
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