This should be FC Barcelona's plan to win the Champions League

**FC Barcelona** needs to carry out a restructuring in its defense during the upcoming winter transfer market if it aims to compete with guarantees for the UEFA Champions League title. The next target for **Barcelona's signing** should focus on defense.

Following the defensive shortcomings displayed against PSG, the roadmap of the club led by **Joan Laporta** and managed by **Hansi Flick** must prioritize selling two key players to generate the necessary salary margin in LaLiga's Financial Fair Play to be able to register two high-profile international signings.

Transfers of Jules Koundé and Alejandro Balde to free up salary space at FC Barcelona

The first essential step for **FC Barcelona** in the winter market is to transfer Jules Koundé and Alejandro Balde. The French defender is not meeting the first-team expectations, while the Catalan wing-back does not fit into **Hansi Flick's** plans, being relegated as the fourth choice for the left flank behind João Cancelo, Xavi Espart, and Gerard Martín.

The transfer of both players would provide the income and budgetary space required to make signings without compromising the financial stability of the club.

Lewis Hall and Nico Schlotterbeck: The two necessary reinforcements to make the leap in Europe

With the obtained liquidity, the sports management's priority should be the signing of left-back Lewis Hall from Newcastle United, a player capable of overcoming pressure lines and linking up inside, having previously shared the dressing room with Anthony Gordon.

For the center of defense, the ideal target is Nico Schlotterbeck, a **26-year-old** center-back from Borussia Dortmund with great passing ability and reliability to defend away from his penalty area, with Jon Martín from Real Sociedad as an alternative.

The arrival of both defenders would provide **Hansi Flick** with specific profiles to implement high pressure and sustain the defensive line in the most demanding European matches.

The defensive rotation setup to compete for the Champions League

Implementing this plan would secure the right flank with Xavi Espart and Eric García, while the left wing would be covered by João Cancelo and Lewis Hall. **FC Barcelona's** center-back axis would feature Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Andreas Christensen, and Eric García alongside Schlotterbeck or Jon Martín.

This structure would provide the coaching staff with the necessary options to rotate the squad in LaLiga and maintain solidity in continental knockout games. Executives led by **Joan Laporta** should kick off market maneuvers throughout November **2026**.

If **FC Barcelona's** board finalizes the sales of Koundé and Balde in the upcoming winter market, they can then proceed with the signings of two defenders who better fit **Hansi Flick's** team needs.

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