Victims of false hope

When Sergio Busquets officially communicated that he was leaving Barça, it was unanimously established that the priority in the transfer market was to find a ‘top’ replacement with guarantees.

Names like the German from Bayern were revealed quickly kimchi or the talented midfielders of Real Sociedad zubimendi which, to a certain extent, excites Barcelona fans. From there it went brozovic. The Croatian player seems like a good plan C, endorsed by his excellent season at Inter where he played in the Champions League final as captain.

The first three options are broken for money. The economic claims of their clubs of origin or of the footballers in question are years away from what Barça is willing or able to pay for them. The problem is launching the names of those footballers without first sufficiently contrasting the difficulty involved in these operations. Neither Bayern nor Real Sociedad are ready to negotiate with Barça and the rival to sign Brozovic is the petrodollars of Arabia, the new economic superpower of the football world. And it is when high expectations are launched, the disappointment generated when they disappear is also greater.

It finally came oriole romeuplan D. A ‘low cost’ replacement from La Masia, who has some seniority and wants to show that he has a place in Xavi’s Barça to fight with dignity in the next Champions League.

If Romeu fails, we put the following alternative: Repechage to Nico Gonzalez and give him stripes until one of the young people named by President Laporta in his interview with La Vanguardia (Casadó. Prim, Gerard Hernández or Marc Bernal) jumps to the first team even though it, now, is more than a plan. be a science fiction story.

Saw what was seen, it’s better to tie Romeo and cross your fingers.