Barcelona's close to signing its first reinforcement for Ronald Koeman

Despite being close in the La Liga standings of leader Atlético Madrid and qualifying for the Copa del Rey final, the season for Barcelona was far from good. With the arrival of Ronald Koeman as coach and the "cleaning" of the dressing room that he carried out, including the departure of Luis Suárez, added to a managerial crisis, the situation is not the best at the Catalan club. And with the sole objective of turning the page in the next season, the brand-new president-elect Joan Laporta will make several additions. 

In that sense, from England they affirmed that Barcelona's very close to having its first new face. To the surprise of many, it would not be Sergio Agüero, who ended his contract in Manchester City on June 30 and who was linked to the Catalans for, in addition to his conditions as a forward, being a friend of Lionel Messi. The one who's very close to playing in the Blaugrana cast's Georginio Wijnaldum, Liverpool midfielder.

According to what was revealed by the Football Insider portal, the Liverpool midfielder, who ends his contract on June 30, has a "95 percent" probability of becoming the first reinforcement of the Culé cast (he would arrive with the pass in his can). Wijnaldum was - and is - since Koeman took charge of Barcelona, one of the coach's main wishes to enhance the midfield.

A week ago, Wijnaldum had chosen not to hint at his future. "All I can say is that I am very happy with the club, the team, the staff and the fans. It's not that I'm not happy, but it's not as easy as everyone thinks to make decisions about your future. You have to think. in everything and then negotiating with the clubs, that takes time", he had mentioned.

Georginio Wijnaldum's season in Liverpool