How Barcelona could line up next season as Xavi completes two out of eight signings

Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez has handed the club a list of eight signings to complete this summer of which two are understood to have already been finalised.

Barca boss Xavi has pledged that the club will return to the level of Europe’s elite in a year from now and while that may sound optimistic, it piles the pressure on club president Joan Laporta. The Catalan club’s well-documented financial problems ensure that transfer fees will not be possible and if they are to recruit in the months to come, a series of player exits will be necessary.

The Blaugrana have kickstarted a busy summer transfer window for the club with the confirmation of two signings – which Mirror Football understands to be Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen and Milan’s Franck Kessie. Both players will arrive as free agents this summer following the expiration of their current contracts.

It follows on from a busy January transfer window for the Catalan club who made a quartet of signings to bolster their first-team squad. Veteran Brazilian full-back Dani Alves became the first signing of coach Xavi Hernandez at the Camp Nou. Alves was the first of four January arrivals who have transformed Xavi’s Barcelona, with the new boss backed with strong investment from the board to complete several additional signings. After signing Alves, Barca completed the signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City and then secured the loan signing of La Masia graduate Adama Traore from Wolves before clinching the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

A report from Esport now outlines that alongside the imminent announcements of Christensen and Kessie, Barca are working on six other deals which would complete a new-look line-up for next season. Not all players