Four Players Barcelona should look to buy next summer

#1 Central Defender: Matthijs de Ligt

Ajax v Royal Standard de Liege - UEFA Champions League

From one Ajax teenager to another. Matthijs de Ligt, 19-year-old Dutch defender has been touted as the next big thing for some time now. To put it lightly, Barcelona’s current central defense situation looks terrible. Samuel Umtiti could be out for months due to a serious knee injury and Thomas Vermaelen picked up ‘yet another’ injury and could be out for close to two months, leaving Barcelona with only two fit central defenders in Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet. Gerard Pique’s early season form has been abysmal and Lenglet is yet to fully adapt to life at Camp Nou.

All of this could force Barcelona to make a move for de Ligt in the upcoming winter transfer window. de Ligt, a Right-footed central defender, is an interesting option for Barcelona as Gerard Pique is the only right-footed central defender in Barcelona’s current squad. Also, the fact that de Ligt is excellent at bringing the ball out of defense will help him fit in easily into Barcelona’s system. A defender with 87% passing accuracy, aerial ability, and technical ability is not easy to come by and Barcelona should go all-out to acquire his services.

Transfer Possibility: 9/10