Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has gone public with his desire to bring in a defender in the January transfer market. The Blaugrana are down to just six defenders until at least late April after the injury to Andreas Christensen, and the German manager has publicly advocated for action in the transfer market.
Recent weeks have seen speculation grow that Barcelona are on the hunt for defensive reinforcements, and will look for a loan move to tie them over until the end of the season, although there has also been a suggestion they could look at full-backs and midfielders too. Flick was direct about his preferences for the transfer window.
“Difficult question. I think we are not ready at the moment. If you look at the last line, the defence, then I think it’s clear we need one more player. We have to discuss it, and in the winter market it’s not easy to get a player of this level. But I am confident that we can do something, but it has to make sense to do this transfer.”