FC Barcelona and Ilkay Gundogan have reached a deal, allowing the Catalan club to accomplish one of its main goals for the summer transfer window. However, as the club will be looking to finish other operations to get a squad ready to compete in all competitions in the upcoming season, Mateu Alemany, the Director of Football, noted, the transfer activity has just begun.
Finding a replacement for Sergio Busquets in the club’s pivotal midfield position is another important goal for FC Barcelona in this summer’s transfer window. The club is considering a number of candidates for this position, but Joshua Kimmich, a teammate of Gundogan’s on the international level, is one of the club’s favourites.
Fans of FC Barcelona are reportedly already anticipating seeing three of Germany’s key players start for the Blaugranes. The Catalans would have added both Gundogan and Kimmich to a lineup that already included goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen if they were able to sign Kimmich during this summer transfer window.
The fact that a photo of the three players with the German national team is already going viral among FC Barcelona fans and that Cules’ social media activity is flooded with predictions about the three players joining Barcelona are clear indications of this excitement. Since Gundogan’s signing, Kimmich has been trending on social media.
Even though the team already has Ter Stegen and is almost ready to add Gundogan, putting together the three stars in the FC Barcelona squad is still challenging. Kimmich might be open to moving to Camp Nou, but Bayern Munich would have to work extremely hard to persuade him to leave.
Because of the agreement with Gundogan, club executives have Barcelona fans dreaming of a German trident, despite the fact that Kimmich’s transfer to FC Barcelona is extremely complicated. FC Barcelona would have a team capable of competing for all trophies in the upcoming season if Laporta and his group are able to complete the transfer of Kimmich as well.
