The starting eleven of Barça 2018-19 (or what Messi asks to win the Champions League

The Argentine star makes it clear to Bartomeu what his priorities are

The staff of FC Barcelona weakens year after year. Since 2015, when Barça de Luis Enrique won the last Champions League , things have gotten worse.

Andoni Zubizarreta, very criticized then, made better signings of those that Robert Fernandez has managed to close in three years . Few are saved in their stage.

In this time, Xavi Hernández has left -without any substitute guarantees-, Dani Alves -more of the same-, Neymar and Mascherano. And now Andres Iniesta is going to go .

Josep María Bartomeu is spending a fortune trying to replace the aforementioned cracks. Without much success: Neither Dembelé nor Coutinhoarrive at what Neymar and Iniesta have been .

Neither does Yerry Mina approach Mascherano. And Semedo, Aleix Vidaland Sergi Roberto - although he has performed well in attack - together they do not make a Dani Alves.

To the erratic politics of signings of the club it is necessary to add the gradual dismantling of La Masía. Fuga of young talents and a Barça B again led to the decline.

Carles Aleñá, leader of the subsidiary, is called to have a place in the first team, but a decline as endorsement will not help him too much. You have to see if it comes on loan this summer or stays with the cracks, assuming a residual role similar to that of Denis Suárez.

The Galician half seems to have won the battle to André Gomes and aspires to be a relay of Iniesta in the long term. It will be the substitute of Coutinho or nothing unusual happens.

Messi asks Bartomeu for more gunpowder

But what will Barça be next year? Messiasked Bartomeu for another crack, because the truth is that although Coutinho can do more or less than Iniesta, Dembelé is still light years away from being a Neymar.

The crack is chosen: it will be Antoine Griezmann, whose cost amounts to another 100 million euros. But lack closet bottom. Urgent.

Ter Stegen is perfect Cillessen is a good replacement, but it is possible to change equipment. In defense, Pique is already 31 years old and there is no relief. Jordi Alba is approaching 30 and Lucas Dignehas not proved to be up to it either.

Barça gold gets old

In the right side it seems that Sergi Roberto will follow , which is not lateral but adds well in attack, and Nelson Semedo , in the adaptation phase. Although the ideal would be to close a signing as the one of Álvaro Odriozolaand be able to have Roberto more advanced. Aleix Vidal will be transferred or assigned.

Busquets will also turn 30 this July. It does not have a spare either. Rakitic is his ideal complement, indisputable with Valverde on the bench.

Paulinho as a replacement is acceptable, has had good matches and provides muscle. But another is missing. André Gomes must leave, he has not adapted. This is where Arthur and Aleñá can enter . If anything, another name that sounds is Fabian, young crack of Betis.

Finally, in attack you have to assess whether Paco Alcácer is still there or look for a more serious relief for the strikers. Dembelé, if he does not leave, will be the fourth offensive option for Valverde.