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Regarding both arrivals and departures, the Barça was a major player in the last summer transfer window in Europe. Strangely, the majority of rookies today have a secondary role at the Blaugrana. In effect, AS notes that during FC Barcelona’s trip to Valencia last weekend, Ferran Torres (who arrived last winter), Raphinha, Franck Yannick Kessié, Marcos Alonso, Pablo Torre and Hector Bellerin started the game on the substitute bench. Finally, except for Jules Koundé when he is available and Robert Lewandowskithe players recruited since the return of Joan Laporta to the management of the club do not have a leading role.
Xavi does without most of his recruits
Holder at the start of the season, Raphinha seems to have been overtaken by Ansu Fati. Franck Yannick Kessié is mainly content with coming into play despite his versatility against fierce competition from Busquets, Pedri, Gavi and De Jong. Younger and in any case certainly not expected as a starter, Pablo Torre barely plays (30 minutes of play spread over 3 games). Even more surprising: when he returned from injury and Barça does not have a favorite right-back available, Hector Bellerin was benched in favor of Alejandro Baldé, training left-back. While the Catalan leaders have multiplied the famous “financial levers” in order to recruit, most of the players who arrived this summer are little used by Xavi.
to summarize
AS notes that during FC Barcelona’s trip to Valencia last weekend, Ferran Torres (who arrived last winter), Raphinha, Franck Yannick Kessié, Marcos Alonso, Pablo Torre and Hector Bellerin started the game on the substitutes’ bench . Finally, except Jules Koundé when he is available and Robert Lewandowski, the players recruited since the return of Joan Laporta to the management of the club do not have a leading role.
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