FC Barcelona is working on a big name signing “in secret,” according to a journalist from Diario SPORT. Toni Juanmarti did not name the supposed big signing, but he suggested it many not be who you think of: “while other names are being leaked, a great operation led by Éric Abidal gets closer.”
Abidal is Barcelona’s new sporting director, and his involvement provides, perhaps, the biggest hint about who this mystery signing could be.
“The club knows that Real Madrid will strengthen and they are thinking about answering [their president, Florentino Pérez],” Juanmarti wrote.