Barça planning another January signing after Torres, four forwards on radar

As one would expect, the arrival of Xavi was received brilliantly by Barcelona fans. It spelt the end of Ronald Koeman’s tenure and finally the start of positive change. However, looking at the team and the condition of the club, one can’t help but think that the Spaniard has been set up to fail.

Barcelona have several gaping holes in several areas of the pitch, most notably in the attack. What they don’t have, however, is ample money to fix it adequately.

Despite that, the club continues to be linked with attackers, and one that is making headlines recently is Manchester City’s Ferran Torres. Today, SPORT, unsurprisingly, report that Barça are planning to sign another forward in January and have four names on their list.

Barça are long term admirers of Karim Adeyemi and seeing him on the list makes perfect sense. The Red Bull Salzburg striker has lit up the Champions League this season and fits in like a glove in Xavi’s system.

Adeyemi’s stocks are gradually, and deservingly rising, with the likes of Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain eyeing his signing. Barcelona must act fast, and preferably in winter, to secure his signature.

Dani Olmo is another man on the garnet and blue radar. As a La Masia graduate, the Spaniard understands the philosophy better than most and is apparently open to joining. That said, he’s likely to cost upward of €50 million, which seems unaffordable this winter.

Chelsea man Timo Werner has been talked about a lot recently in context to Barça. Werner is quite versatile and can play along the frontline. He’s also incredibly quick and is known for leaving defenders in the dust. That said, acquiring his services as early as January seems impractical, especially given Chelsea’s injury crisis in the attack.

One of his partners in crime, Hakim Ziyech, completes the quadrant. The Moroccan is a creative winger who has not adapted well enough to life at Chelsea. That said, he’s still an exceptional player with loads of moments of brilliance in his bag.

The talk of signing another player in tandem with Torres in January seems rather far-fetched. Especially when the Man City winger alone would cost nearly €50-60 million if the transfer goes through.

Moreover, if Barcelona do have the money, it should probably go towards funding the signing of a centre-back or a fullback. Either way, there is a lot that can happen in the next few weeks, stay tuned.