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Each team: Barcelona is not in a hurry to buy center, Ferran makes obvious progress Fric wants Olmo to play the fake No. 9

4:39pm, 5 July 2025【Football】

July 4th, Daily Sports reported that although Lewandowski is about to turn 37 on August 21, Barcelona's sports management is not in a hurry to introduce a new center.

Deco believes that the team needs a left winger (such as Nico Williams), but this does not mean that the need for center position will be ignored. Deco and Frick also have plans for center positions. Signing Nico will bring a series of tactical adjustments to provide rest opportunities for Yamal and Rafinia while ensuring that the team's performance is not affected. Deco admits that when the two players are not on the court, the team's level will drop. With two extremely fast wingers, Rafinia's position will be affected, and he will be placed as a midfielder in many games, following the center and enjoying a lot of freedom. This change will have a greater impact on Ormo, but Frick hopes to give him more of a role as the pseudo-Nine. Last season, Ormo had tried this position against Valladolid and Betis and it worked well.

For the center position, Barcelona is also confident in Ferran Torres' progress. Although he was mostly on the wing in the past, he performed well last season when Lewandowski was injured. In 21 games at the center position, he scored 10 goals and contributed 5 assists. Obviously, Frick first needed to communicate with Lewandowski. As the team's top scorer (42 goals), no one can deny his goal-scoring ability. However, given his age and a contract of only one year left, his playing time may be reduced to give young players more opportunities and create a new line of attack that is faster, more mobile and more threatening.

Flick said: "This is not pursuing perfection, but pursuing continuous progress." This progress requires rethinking the role of center and new offensive methods.