Transfer ban, a blessing?

With the transfer window closed since Monday nigh, the powers-that-be at Barcelona have at least 17 more months before they can start adding new players to the first team.

With FIFA transfer ban for Barcelona completely confirmed and effective now, the catalans know for sure that no new players will come until January 2016, with the transfer window open again for them.

Coming from a two year disappointing seasons both on national as International competitions, you could think that this ban is about to make the team implode.

The mistakes start with a underperforming Board of Directors, a commercial shirt sponsor for the first time (with a WHITE color logo), the not so much transparent transfer of Neymar, a unnecessary purchase of the Uruguayan player Luis Suarez when the central defenses where the priority and now the ban for transfers. It’s too much for Barcelona team socio members.

However, not everything is bad, and the Socios shouldn’t be too downhearted, because the inability to evolve the squad using acquired talent is not the ideal scenario, the club can, and should, use one of his most biggest resources, the youth camp known over the years as “La Masia”. Read more about FC Barcelona youth soccer camps.

Currently 8 members of the Barcelona second team could perfectly play for the first-team before the end of the ban.

Munir and Sandro had their chance already and with good results, but could be joined by Halilovic, Samper, Kaptoum, Grimaldo, Bagnack and Adama some time in the near future, a “golden generation” for the second time after he 87th class with Cesc, Messi and Pique.

And yes, Suarez probably wasn’t a good purchase when there where other needs, but on the footballing perspective of attacking, he is one of the best with 31 goals last season, same number of the last European Golden Shoe winner, Cristiano Ronaldo.

And we have already Thomas Vermaelen and Jeremy Mathieu, both very competent central defenders, something Barcelona needed since 2009; with exemplary cover in their positions.

And we must not forget one of the most important members of the team, Luis Enrique, the manager steeped in the traditions of the club.