Joan Laporta says Barcelona want to sign a midfielder in January 2024
Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, has admitted that the club are looking into the possibility of bringing in a midfielder in the upcoming transfer window, should their financial situation allow for it. Barça, who were drawn against Napoli in the Champions League Round of 16 , are without 19-year-old Gavi for the rest of the season after the midfield er suffered a knee li Game nt injury while on international duty with Spain. As such, the club are now, according to the president, looking at bringing in a replacement for the youngster in the winter window. Laporta, speaking in an interview to Spanish news agency EFE, said that “ if we can improve our salary limit, our idea is to add another midfield er that can compensate for Gavi’s injury” . The president expanded on the idea, saying that it would not be on a permanent deal, but instead a loan: “It would be a loan until the end of the season”, he said, “a similar deal to what we did with Edgar Davids in 2005. I think before ...