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In the United States, Barcelona's sporting director Andoni Zubizaretta and head coach Tito Vilanova have already started discussing the most important summer goals in the player market, writes the Spanish sports media.
After undergoing throat surgery, the Catalan team's strategist is currently receiving treatment in New York, so when visited by A. Zubizaretta, they discussed team formation for the upcoming season.
Barcelona's leaders have repeatedly admitted that they begin setting priorities in the player market in the summer and March, followed by a thorough observation and analysis of potential new players.
According to the publication "El Mundo Deportivo," A. Zubizaretta and T. Vilanova also discussed the prospects of Eric Abidal, David Villa, and Adriano.
It is believed that this summer, the Catalan club will actively seek a new goalkeeper in the player market, as Victor Valdes has refused to renew his contract and is expected to leave "Barcelona" after this season, although his contract runs until June 30, 2014.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that Barcelona will likely try to convince Neymar to move to Europe this summer, although the Brazilian himself stated that he wishes to come to the Old Continent after a year, in 2014. Then, David Villa would likely bid farewell to "Barca."
According to the Portuguese newspaper "A Bola," in the spotlight of Barcelona this summer will be David Luiz, currently playing for Chelsea, as well as a goalkeeper and a central defender, possibly also a forward. However, "A Bola" does not mention Neymar.
The newspaper "Sport," also reporting on T. Vilanova's meeting in the U.S. with sporting director A. Zubizaretta, claims that Barcelona will aim to purchase new players while strictly adhering to their policy of financial prudence and will not splash out enormous amounts of money to acquire the desired footballer.
