Barcelona director Deco’s major dilemma ahead of the January transfer window | OneFootball

Barcelona’s season has not quite gone to plan so far, and while the team are not too far behind in any competition, they are also nowhere close to where they would have liked to be in terms of their level.

Injuries have plagued Hansi Flick’s side, but a combination of academy talents and squad depth have helped them pull through so far.

Now, as the January transfer window approaches, SPORT relays that there is a serious dilemma within the club’s sporting department, led by Deco, as to whether or not to make a signing.

The majority prefer a silent window, but the administration also acknowledges that they may be forced to make a signing or two.

Decision to be made

As of now, both the coaching staff and administration are against an incorporation in January, but they admit that the squad has shortcomings, especially in defence.

They are particularly alert towards the centre-back and right-back markets in case a promising opportunity of a loan signing with an option to purchase arises. 

No new signings likely in January. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

Barcelona’s summer transfer window was already a complicated one in a financial sense, as they struggled to register the likes of Roony Bardghji and Marc Bernal until the administrators put up a personal guarantee. 

They will thus hold off a new signing as long as the defenders stay fit, but if there is a significant setback before the end of January, they will push for an emergency signing. The board have promised that to the management.

The big condition for Barcelona to be able to make a recruitment in the winter is that they return to the 1:1 rule – something they hope to do through the sale of VIP seats and the possible departure of Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.

Eventually, the plan is to make some blockbuster signings in the same positions in the summer. Nico Schlotterbeck and Goncalo Inacio, as it stands, are targets as left-footed centre-backs.