Barcelona’s transfer market is on fire in the last days of the summer Mercato, and Barcelona continues its quest to strengthen its ranks and sign a world-class player in the left wing position.
After the difficulty of concluding the deal for Nico Williams, Hans Flick turned to a player better than Williams, and despite the difficulty of the task, Laporta is confident in his ability to conclude the deal in Barcelona’s favor.
According to information received from the Spanish newspaper “Sport”, Hans Flick admires the capabilities of the Portuguese player Rafael Leao and believes that he can perform better than Williams with Barcelona.
In fact, Flick sees him as the ideal player for Barcelona’s attacking line alongside Lamine Yamal. Leao will be accompanied by the Spanish star Lamine Yamal in leading the Catalan team’s attacking line, which will enhance Barcelona’s offensive strength if Laporta succeeds in concluding the deal.
The newspaper added: Leao is distinguished by his quality on the ball and what Flick likes is the pressure he can exert in attack, something that Rafinha and Ferran Torres cannot do. That is why Flick is betting heavily on his signing and the club is aware of this.
Laporta is also willing to make a financial effort to fulfill the dream of his new coach, and Juan is also a big fan of the Portuguese player.
Many at Barcelona see Leao as the team’s new “10” and the one who would relaunch the sale of shirts with the legendary number, currently worn by Ansu Fati. At the club, they see Leao as ready to take on the responsibility of wearing what was previously Leo Messi’s number, and from what they know at the top levels of the Barcelona team, Leao has the character and would not mind wearing such a historic number.
