Barcelona can still turn the season into a notable one, as it was last time, when it won the League and the Super Cup. He is still in contention for the four titles he aspired to at the beginning of the course. Xavi usually remembers it. In 2024, Barça has the future in its boots in these 35 games, at most, that lie ahead.
Not only is the future of the team at stake, but there are also several players who have their own careers in their performance and who face the next five months as a test. They are masters of their destinies. Depending on the results and the level they give, it will be time to make decisions.
Perhaps the most obvious case is that of João Félix and Cancelo, because they are on loan at Barcelona until June 30. The two Portuguese still have to convince the sports leadership to decide whether to keep them. Both have had a lot of presence in the first part of the season, but neither has an obligation to purchase or an agreed transfer figure, so it will be necessary to negotiate with their respective clubs.
Cancelo belongs to Manchester City and has performed on the right wing and also on the left, always offensive. Only Gündogan has played more than the winger, who has also contributed three goals. He turns 30 in May, something that should weigh on his price. His compatriot João Félix is ??from Atlético, who paid 126 million for him in 2019 and will want to recover part of the investment. They arrived, were introduced and debuted together. That doesn’t mean they can’t have different paths. The forward has six goals, some important (Porto, Atlético), but the substitution at half-time against Almería pointed him out. He will have to grit his teeth.
Captain Sergi Roberto also ends his contract at the end of the season. Man of the house, Xavi values ??him for his consistency. He favors playing minutes in his natural position, inside, as seen with the double against Almería.
Only nine games, six of them starting, Pedri was able to play between one injury and another. For the third season in a row, muscle problems are not allowing him to continue playing. A differential footballer, he provides many solutions and clarity to the team, not to mention that his age (21 years) plays in his favor. The midfielder, who is a doubt for the Super Cup, is a key piece in the project, but precisely because of everything he contributes it would be interesting to have him on the pitch more.
In the attack there are several forwards who play it. By hierarchy and salary, Lewandowski is the first. He has only been able to celebrate nine goals since the season started on August 13, and the team misses him, especially because last year he behaved like a leader. At 35 years old – 36 in August – with the Pole we have to see if he is in the autumn of his career or it has just been an unusual blip, since in June he will have one season left plus another optional season.
On the wings, Raphinha and Ferran Torres are still haunted by the money they cost. The Valencian, four years younger and more versatile – he can play in the center and on the wing – has also proven to be a good catalyst for stuck second halves and to find the goal with ease (20 goals in two years). The Brazilian, a closed left-hander, is a specialist, but he is penalized by his lack of dribbling, in addition to the emergence of a talent like Lamine Yamal. Some of the others could leave money in the box. Something that is not considered in any way with Araújo, who Bayern is keeping an eye on. The Uruguayan’s future is in Barça. That of others is in the air.