The winter transfer market is officially open, but Barcelona are already looking ahead to the summer window, when they want to sign a world-class star to occupy the left wing of their attack.
Rafael Leão, the Portuguese international who plays under his compatriot Sérgio Conceição at AC Milan, is currently one of the most popular names, although according to this Friday's edition of the Spanish newspaper Sport, he is far from the consensus of the board led by Joan Laporta.
The Blaugrana board recognizes the Sporting-trained player's qualities, but is concerned about some facets of his game, namely the lack of availability he shows when it comes to defensive duties.
The difficulty of playing against more closed defenses, together with the high price demanded by the Rossoneri, in the region of 90 million euros, are other factors that play against the striker's possible arrival at Camp Nou.
