Barcelona confident about making signings in January, two arrivals being considered – report

Barcelona have been severely hampered by their finances — or the lack thereof — in the last few years.

They have had to sell assets of their club and pull levers to bring in extra income, while the presidential board have also personally put in money to register some players. Most recently, Oriol Romeu in the summer.

Despite signing several players across the several windows, Barcelona still have several cracks in the team, most notably in the pivot position, and the centre-forward role.

They desperately want to sign players that will reinforce the squad in the winter, but reports have stated that there is not enough room on the wage bill and therefore, all their advances will be rejected by La Liga.

Contrary to that news, though, it has been reported by SPORT that Barcelona are confident about signing players in the winter. The club believes that they will be able to secure enough revenue before December 31st which will open up space in the FFP.

They are currently focused on the sale of Barça Studios for once and for all, which can bring in a few hundred million.

But what are Barcelona’s options in the transfer marker right now?

First priority: Registering Vitor Roque

Barcelona completed the signing of Vitor Roque from Athletic Paranaense in the summer itself, shelling out a fee of €40 million excluding add-ons.

However, his arrival was delayed to January 2024, since the club did not have enough space on their wage bill to register him immediately.

Bringing him to Barcelona and registering him will be their first priority right now, especially given the lack of enough firepower in the attack.

Pivot if possible

If Barcelona somehow have enough space after registering Roque in the winter, they want to sign a defensive midfielder.

While the signing of someone like Martin Zubimendi or Joshua Kimmich is obviously not possible, Barcelona will hope to bring in a young player with minimal wages or someone on a short-term or loan contract.

They have most recently been linked with 18-year-old Gabriel Moscardo, but moves for Wilfred Ndidi and Guido Rodriguez are also on their radar, with both players set to become free agents in the summer of 2024.