There is an undeniable awareness within the offices of FC Barcelona on certain realities that must be faced during the remainder of the summer transfer window, which does not have many days left within its duration. One key point of awareness is the economic limitation of the club and the consequent options Barcelona can feasibly target.
The signing of Manchester City and Portugal National team right-back Joao Cancelo seems to be already moving as planned and several reliable sources suggest the arrival of the 29-year-old to Barcelona may even be completed within the upcoming weeks. However, there is undoubted pessimism regarding another priority of the Catalan club this summer.
The arrival of an offensive interior midfielder was something Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez emphasized upon alongside the arrival of a right-back and a forward, given the departure of French winger Ousmane Dembele to Paris Saint-Germain.
As such, according to an update provided by Spanish outlet SPORT, Barcelona will turn to their academy in terms of needing an offensive midfielder as no more arrivals can be promised for Barcelona unless certain departures take place, which have become a problematic subject at the moment.
One key player that could step up in this area and role within the midfield could be 20-year-old Barcelona youngster Fermin Lopez, who continues to be involved in the dynamics of the first team under Xavi Hernandez despite his obvious place being with the subsidiary side.
His potential to create chances for his teammates as well as having the quality and audacity to go for goal himself are both grand highlights found within his character and style of play. Heavily praised by his Barcelona seniors, the youngster could truly shine in the absence of a new offensive midfielder being brought in.
He would add even more quality depth to an already versatile midfield comprised of the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Frenkie De Jong, Pedri, Gavi, and Oriol Romeu. His intensity could even be useful against certain opponents from a tactical point of view.
It remains to be seen what steps Barcelona end up taking after the arrival of Cancelo can be officially confirmed, given that targets like Argentine midfielder Giovani Lo Celso also remain on the radar of FC Barcelona.
