Barcelona make switch admissions on Messi, Raphinha, Neves and Zubimendi

He added: “Ruben Neves is a good player. Would he adapt to our style? We’ll see. We have different names: plan A, plan B and plan C.

“Vitor Roque? A brand new striker isn’t a precedence. We want a prime substitute for [Sergio] Busquets, for certain. It’s a precedence.”

Two other midfielders linked with Barca are Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi and Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich. Zubimendi is a reported target for Arsenal, with Spanish outlet AS claiming early in May {that a} deal was ‘very close’ to being struck with the Gunners.

Xavi once more confirmed he’s a fan of each Zubimendi and Kimmich. He stated: “Zubimendi and Kimmich are tremendous prime gamers of their place.

“Of course, Kimmich has a long contract at Bayern so the only chance would be to negotiate with them. This depends on the club.”

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