Barcelona will try to avoid signing players over the age of 30 moving forward – report

With Deco now taking over the reins of the sporting department at FC Barcelona, there will be some changes taking place in the way the Catalans operate in the transfer market moving forward.

There is already a renewed focus on roping in youth talent while his deep knowledge of the Brazilian market means Barça will look for more and more talents coming out from the South American nation.

No more players over 30

At the same time, another strategy that Deco wishes to implement at Barcelona moving forward is no more signing players above the age of 30, reports SPORT.

Given their financial situation, Barcelona have had to dip their toes into the free-agent pool in recent years and sign older players on occasion.

Sergio Aguero, Dani Alves, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were some of those names signed in the recent past.

This past summer transfer window alone, Barça brought in three players over the age of 30 – Ilkay Gundogan, Inigo Martinez, and Oriol Romeu and they believe that the veteran quota in the squad now is filled.

Moving forward, though, Deco does not wish to invest in players over the age of 30 unless the operation is too good to be turned down – as has been the case with Gundogan and Robert Lewandowski.

The Barcelona director believes that bringing in players from that age range means that there is no resale value.

So, while the club will continue to be on the lookout for market opportunities, players over the age of 30 will likely be avoided unless the transfer is too good a chance to reject.