{"id":9095,"date":"2022-02-10T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/10\/barcelonas-no-1-summer-midfield-target-confirmed\/"},"modified":"2022-02-10T15:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T20:00:30","slug":"barcelonas-no-1-summer-midfield-target-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/10\/barcelonas-no-1-summer-midfield-target-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s no.1 summer midfield target confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An insight into the summer transfer plans of Spanish giants FC Barcelona has been provided on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The info surrounds the imminent efforts of the Blaugrana to reinforce the club\u2019s ranks in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the likes of Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets and Pedri having been added to by the breakthrough talents of both Nico and Gavi over the opening half of the campaign, those in a position of power at the Camp Nou evidently remain of the opinion that Xavi\u2019s midfield options remain insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, as per Marca, one individual has been identified as the ideal solution to the club\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The player in question? Franck Kessie.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1624418\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1624418\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1624418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359887055-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Barcelona\u2019s no.1 summer midfield target confirmed\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359887055-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359887055-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359887055-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359887055-1536x976.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359887055-2048x1301.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359887055-910x578.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1624418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MILAN, ITALY \u2013 DECEMBER 19: Franck Kessie of AC Milan celebrates his goal later disallowed from VAR during the Serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 19, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is understood that Kessie, a key cog in the AC Milan machine, is the midfielder in \u2018pole\u2019 position to link up with Barcelona ahead of the 2022\/23 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with the Ivorian\u2019s contract at the San Siro due to expire in the summer, and little progress having been made in negotiations with the Rossoneri regarding a renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but Kessie himself is understood to be keen on the prospect of a move to Catalunya.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">? El objetivo n\u00famero uno del Bar\u00e7a para la pr\u00f3xima temporada <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8c3co23oSe\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/8c3co23oSe<\/a> \u270d Informaci\u00f3n dada por <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Luis_F_Rojo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Luis_F_Rojo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MARCA (@marca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marca\/status\/1491798464325296128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Derby date in store<\/h2>\n<p>Turning attentions back towards matters on the pitch, an altogether high-profile fixture of course awaits Xavi and Barca this coming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Blaugrana are set to make the trip to the RCDE Stadium, for a La Liga derby showdown with arch rivals Espanyol.<\/p>\n<p>The clash marks a crucial one for Sunday\u2019s visitors amid their ongoing pursuit of a top-4 berth in the Spanish top-flight, though confidence will no doubt be high in the camp on the back of an impressive 4-2 downing of champions Atletico Madrid last time out.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/barcelona-dealt-coutinho-transfer-blow-as-adama-deal-weighed-up\/\">Barcelona dealt Coutinho transfer blow as Adama deal weighed up<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/barcelona-outline-borussia-dortmund-star-erling-haaland-as-the-final-piece-of-their-dream-front-three\/\">Barcelona outline Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland as the final piece of their dream front-three<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 An insight into the summer transfer plans of Spanish giants FC Barcelona has been provided on Thursday evening. The info surrounds the imminent efforts of the Blaugrana to reinforce the club\u2019s ranks in the middle of the park. Despite the likes of Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets and Pedri having been added to by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-9095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}