Barcelona sporting director Deco has offered a bit of insight into the club’s transfer plans ahead of the summer window.
There is plenty of talk about a potential move for Liverpool forward Luis Diaz currently, and Deco says the plan is to add to the attack.
“Talking about players who have contracts with other clubs is complicated out of respect. We like Luis, we like Rashford and we like other players. When we go to the market there are names that we know and that could improve the team,” he told RAC1.
“Our big priority is to strengthen what we have at home, renewals of Pedri, Gavi, Araujo, Raphinha, Koundé.
“I understand that when people talk about signings they always think about players coming from abroad, but for me renewals are also signings. Lamine is the best signing in history.
“Then if the team can be improved. From what we’ve seen this season, we need a player with a different profile to what we have to help the strikers. Fermín has played as a winger and has done well. The composition of the squad also depends on the market.”
Barcelona’s transfer plans do appear to have shifted from strengthening the defense to instead bringing in another forward, with Deco having previously claimed the team are “very dependent” on Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.