Valdes, Xavi, Iniesta and Bojan will, along with Leo, the key pieces of the new project, which will also be Milito.
The Barcelona in the 2008-09 season will be built under a backbone fully consolidated. Of course the cornerstone of the new project will be Leo Messi, the player most destabilising the template Blaugrana. But it will not be alone. The Argentinian will be travelling companions to a suite of youth squad players-players who will guarantee quality, experience and Valdes-like commitment under the sticks, and Iniesta and Xavi in midfield. Bojan also be within the package of key players in the new project. And another name itself, Gaby Milito, exercise leadership in the defense.
This backbone will also feature the strengthening of three complementary players that certainly will have a very important role in the new project. We are talking about the Ivorian Yaya Toure, a player who has shown in a single year have more commitment than others who have five years or more in the entity Blaugrana. That it will take to recover from the operation herniated disk that will be submitted at the end of this season to solve their problems on the back that you have left renqueante.
Another man who will take his role will be the captain Carles Puyol, although it will seek a man of weight as an alternative in the central axis, since the low of Thuram and very possible to leave an Marquez vacancy in that position. Finally, Abidal would also have a place in the banda left.
Thus, the priorities of the technical secretariat focus on a right side, a central, a left side, a defensive pivot, a midfielder, a striker and a left end. There is no doubt that all this will mean a significant investment, but at least we have already large crack.