Despite the fact that buying a defender is a priority, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are keeping tabs on the Malaga midfielder, Isco.
During the most recent season, Barcelona did not only lose their Spanish La Liga crown and their UEFA Champions League trophy; in fact, they also lost their head coach, Josep Guardiola.
The loss of Guardiola is definitely unbearable for the former Spanish champions as the Catalan mentor helped them win 13 titles during his tutelage.
However, with Tito Vilanova taking charge of Barcelona in the next edition of all these competition, he has seen the weaknesses of the team.
Barcelona have made the signings of two defenders their top priority and this is because Eric Abidal and Carles Puyol will both be injured during the start of the next season.
While Eric Abidal recently went through a liver transplant, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 went under the knife because of a knee problem which will see him sidelined for up to six weeks.
Therefore, Barcelona have already announced that they will be buying two defenders during the upcoming summer transfer window.
However, in recent news, Barcelona are not tracking down a defender but a midfielder.
The Malaga star, Francisco Roman Alarcon Suarez, also known as Isco, is the player the former Spanish champions are after.
The young midfielder joined Malaga last summer, but due to his brilliant performances, he has managed to become an integral part of the team’s setup.
Despite his young age, he has shown maturity throughout the season and has helped Malaga take the UEFA Champions League spot this season.
Even though Barcelona do not have a lot of space for a midfielder in their current line-up, signing of Isco can definitely be considered as ‘the one for the future.’
Moreover, the Spaniard is being held in high regard not only by the club but also by the Spanish national team.
After his amazing performance this season, he has been called up for the Spanish preliminary squad of Euro 2012.
Isco currently has 4 years left to go in his contract at Malaga and his buyout clause consists of only 20 million Euros. However, with the Catalan giants keeping tabs on the youngster, the offer might be very hard to refuse for him.
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