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"Barcelona" did not acquire any players in winter, nor did they sell any, so the team's composition will not change, and the most important changes within the Spanish champions will occur in the summer. The priority position is already clear. It's the goalkeeper.
It's almost certain that Marc-Andre Ter Stegen from Borussia Monchengladbach will replace Victor Valdes leaving the club. The German has already refused to extend his contract with his current team and further fueled rumors about moving to "Barça", with which he was associated last year.
However, M.-A. Ter Stegen himself politely refuses to comment in detail for now, but some details of the future transfer are already blinking in the media: the goalkeeper's price should be between 10 and 12 million euros, and the German himself should sign a five-year contract with "Barcelona".
However, it is highly likely that "Barça" will also have to look for a second goalkeeper.
Jose Manuel Pinto used to sign a supplementary one-year contract with the Catalan club in December or January, but this year it did not happen. The 38-year-old goalkeeper's contract with "Barcelona" ends this summer.
J. M. Pinto did an excellent job replacing V. Valdes this season when he was recovering from a foot injury, but it is entirely possible that the veteran may have to look for another team after this season.
"El Mundo Deportivo" reports that representatives of the Catalan club promise to talk to J. M. Pinto's agent in June, but journalists are already naming possible successors - goalkeepers who would be willing to spend more time on the bench and likely only play in the King's Cup tournament.
In the rumor mill - "Getafe" goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya, Claudio Bravo from Real Sociedad in San Sebastián, Diego Alves from Valencia, and Barcelona's Espanyol goalkeeper Kiko Casilla.
According to "El Mundo Deportivo" journalists, all possible contenders have enough experience in the Spanish leagues and are most likely not opposed if offered the role of a reserve goalkeeper at "Barça".
Negotiations with Espanyol would most likely be the most difficult. K. Casilla is a product of Real Madrid's academy, and the second team of Barcelona is not inclined to let go of a player who would move to the camp of their principle rivals so easily.
Earlier, the media speculated that Pepe Reina could occupy the position of the second goalkeeper at the Barcelona club, but now it is said that the Spaniard would probably not be satisfied with the role of a backup goalkeeper in a team where he began his professional career."
