Barcelona somehow have '19 transfer targets' for January despite financial issues

Barcelona reportedly have a staggering 19 players on their January transfer shortlist despite their financial issues.

The Catalan giants haven't won La Liga since 2019 and they sit three points behind bitter rivals Real Madrid this season.

Club president Joan Laporta is keen to back manager Xavi even further after making five signings in the summer.

Spanish publication Sport claim Barcelona will sign at least two new players when the transfer window opens in a few months.

Who those players are remain to be seen. Sport go on to say Barcelona have a whopping 19 players from across Europe on their radar.

Among those are Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot, Chelsea duo Jorginho and N'Golo Kante as well as Liverpool midfielder Fabinho.

Dalot has been linked with a move to the Camp Nou in previous years but it's very unlikely to materialise. United manager Erik ten Hag is a fan of the Portugal international, making him undisputed number one ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

When it comes to Chelsea, Jorginho is a key player under new manager Graham Potter as he was under Thomas Tuchel.

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Kante has struggled with injuries this term, with his last appearance coming in August's 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

The World Cup winner has one year remaining on his contract with no negotiations planned over an extension right now.

Fabinho is one of the league's best midfielders, a title he's held since joining from Monaco in 2018.

Other Premier League players listed include Wilfried Ndidi, James Ward-Prowse and Rodri.

Barcelona were eliminated from the Champions League in midweek and will be playing Europa League football following the World Cup.

They were eliminated without kicking a ball on Wednesday, following Inter Milan's 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzen in the early kick-off. Barcelona were then demolished 3-0 by Bayern Munich later in the evening.

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Xavi told reporters: "We have to face the reality. I already said that we have to grow little by little and today there were good things.

"Today we did not compete on their level. In Munich we were better, but today we didn’t compete.

"Bayern was better. Just as we were better in Munich and we should have won, today they were better. The group was very complicated and everything happened to us in the Champions League."

Topics: Barcelona

Daniel Marland

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