After what seemedlike a long fight with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, Barcelona couldn’t keep up with the competition, and succumbed to thepressure, ending the 2020-21 La Liga season inthe third position. They had vast chances to jump ahead and climb to the top, but the Blaugrana slipped up every time and ruined their prospects.
Now, with the Spanish top-flight finally over, Barca will beheading for a thrilling summer, especially following the return of their new-oldpresident, Joan Laporta. Despite the club’s debt, if they are prepared to contend seriously for major titles in the next campaign, new facesare predicted in the dressing room.
The Catalans have reportedly already agreed deals with three players, who are all familiar with the English Premier League. Sergio Aguero and Eric Garcia will both leave Manchester City as free agents at the end of the current seasons, while another free agent, Memphis Depay is a well-known former Manchester United flop. In spite of this label, the Netherlands international has starred for Lyon in the French Ligue 1 and the Champions League the past several years.
How Barcelona could line up with Aguero andDepay in2021-22 season
Aguero, like Lionel Messi, will be a free agent this summer after a decade atManchester City. For a while it has been known that the two have a rather good relationship; indeed, Messi is the godfather of Sergio’s son Benjamin. In addition, the Argentine is perhaps the closest to perfect replacementtoLuis Suarez, who left Barca tojoin Atletico Madrid and eventually, ended up playing a key role in Atleti’s La Liga title.
In their time at Camp Nou, Messi and Suarez established an amazing relationship that could be repeated in any way with Aguero in the coming season.Here we will explore various probable line-ups that Ronald Koeman canput together if they do manage to successfullybringin Eric García, Memphis Depay, and Sergio Agueroduring thesummer.
Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho are both expected to be sold in the summer. The Brazilian has not left a mark even in his second spell at the Spanish giants, sohe can hardly see afuture at the club. Furthermore, the persistent fitness issues of Ousmane Dembele make him unable to depend on. Having all this in mind, let’s take a look at how Barcelona could line up in the 2021-22 season.
How Barcelona could line up with Aguero and Depay in 2021-22 season
GK: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen
LB: Jordi Alba
CB: Gerard Pique
CB: Eric Garcia
RB: Sergino Dest
DMF: Sergio Busquets
CM: Frenkie de Jong
CM: Pedri
LW: Memphis Depay
CF: Sergio Aguero
RW: Lionel Messi
