Ronald Koeman's two requests for the summer market

FC Barcelona is still on the market. Despite the fact that they have not yet specified Messi's continuity and that they have not registered their new signings (Emerson Royal, Eric García, Sergio Agüero and Memphis Depay) against La Liga, the Blaugrana team is still looking for incorporations that can give it a quality jump to the current squad, waiting for several important departures to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Joan Laporta, president of the club, stated at the time that there are still between 3 or 4 signings that they want to make this summer.

According to the newspaper AS, Ronald Koeman has communicated to the board that he still needs a couple more signings to be able to have a compensated squad capable of winning important titles in the current season, where the arrival of Laporta has generated a lot of emotion in the environment blaugrana. The signings that the Dutch coach wants are the following:

-Left side: Koeman wants a substitute for Jordi Alba. A player who competes with him for the position and forces him to stay at the highest level throughout the campaign. Despite the fact that Alejandro Baldé left good feelings in the preseason, the coach wants a more dedicated footballer who can fight for the starting position. The name of José Luis Gayá is the first on the list.

-Midfielder: The Dutchman wants a midfielder who plays a much more powerful role, which he wanted with Georginio Wijnaldum and even with Saúl. Koeman wants to put Frenkie de Jong in another more creative role and have a plan B on the bench to have more goal in the shuttle area, taking into account that Pedri stands out in other records with the ball. The problem is that they can only offer exchanges to try to incorporate a footballer of that profile.