Four Players Barcelona should look to buy next summer

#2 Central Midfielder: Frenkie de Jong

Ajax v Emmen - Eredivisie

FC Barcelona had the best midfield in the world for a large of part of the last decade. Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets combining to make the opposition run in circles was a common sight during the Pep era. Xavi and Iniesta have moved on and that has understandably left Barcelona midfield weaker. While Busquets is still one of the best holding midfielders in the modern game, the famed midfield of Barcelona does no longer look as threatening as it used to.

Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal are top class players, but creativity is not one of their strongest suits. Even though Arthur, the 21 years old Brazilian has shown glimpses of his quality and his almost Xavi-esque silky passing style should provide some relief to the Camp Nou faithful, he is relatively inexperienced at this level.

Enter Frenkie de Jong, 21-year-old Dutch starlet who plies his trade in Amsterdam. Although de Jong is a Midfielder, he has featured predominantly as a center-back for Ajax. de Jong likes to make darting runs through the middle and his passing technique is second to none. FC Barcelona needs a midfielder who can open up defenses with a defense-splitting pass or draw defenders out of position with a darting run, something the ‘Little Magician’ Andres Iniesta used to do so efficiently. Rumor mills were abuzz with stories of how close Barcelona was to signing de Jong in the last summer only for the transfer to never materialize. Frenkie de Jong is rumored to be open to the move and a transfer looks imminent.

Transfer Possibility: 8/10