Barcelona wants to buy Schlotterback, who is the left-footed central defender Flick wants

After losing Inigo, Barcelona has been looking for a suitable left-footed central defender. Judging from the current information, German international Schlotterbeck, who plays for Dortmund, is the first choice target of the Red and Blues.

Although this central defender is not good at defense, his ability to play the ball will bring great help to the team. After all, letting Kubasi play as left center back will weaken his passing characteristics, but will expose his defensive flaws, which is not a long-term solution.

As a left-footed central defender, Schlotterbeck's characteristic of playing the ball is that he can dribble the ball and send it through, and he can also over-the-top the ball directly to the striker. This is more comprehensive than most ball-playing central defenders.

Especially Flick's style of play pursues a sudden acceleration in the transition between offense and defense on the offensive end, so the central defender's direct pass can bring great advantages.

Although Schlotterbeck is not good at defense, and even in the World Cup, a single player was penetrated by a Japanese attacker, but Barcelona's playing style does not require high individual defensive ability of the central defender. Instead, it requires better football intelligence and movement awareness to complete the offside. Schloterbeck has a good overall view and can move well overall.

Just like this time, Schlotterbeck's long pass with his left foot was very exciting when he found Wirtz. Unfortunately, Wirtz's impact without the ball was weak. He wanted to lead the ball directly but couldn't pass.

The same thing happened this time. Schloterbeck's through ball found center Walter Mader, and this pass just penetrated Northern Ireland's high press.

After the German center left the ball to Wirtz, the two of them completed a cross run. Wirtz, who cut inside, moved to the far end to find Adeyemi. Unfortunately, the German team's winger was not very efficient individually, and this time the breakthrough failed again.

But it can be seen from these shots that with Schlotterbeck here, the team's offense will be much easier to launch. Barcelona's demand for ball-playing central defenders has always been greater than the defensive end, which may be why they chose Schlotterbeck.

One problem is that Schlotterbeck's contract with Dortmund will expire in 2027. I don't know how much the German international, who still has one and a half years of contract left in the winter window, will be priced at.

After all, Frick may not be able to wait for him to be free. However, Barcelona still needs to buy a new center to replace Lewandowski during the summer window, so there will not be much budget left for the central defender position. If you want to buy Schloterbeck, Dortmund needs to offer a reasonable price.

On Dortmund's side, they are still trying to persuade the German international to stay with the team with an annual salary of 8 million euros. The possibility of him going to Barcelona is not high for the time being.

Perhaps shifting our attention to Ligue 1 and looking for young central defenders with good skills and quick movements will be the best choice for the Red and Blue Legion.