Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has on Tuesday spoken out on the captaincy situation in his squad. This comes fresh off a string of reports surfacing on Monday, pointing towards a reshuffling of the pack in Catalunya’s capital.
Barca have this summer bid farewell to two leading members of the club’s captaincy contingent, namely Marc-André ter Stegen and Ronald Araújo.
With next-in-line Frenkie de Jong having also been struck down by a long-term injury setback, Hansi Flick and his staff have therefore been left with a major decision to make.
Speaking during an appearance in front of the media on Tuesday, the Blaugrana headmaster was in turn drawn on the subject of his captaincy pecking order.
And Flick went on to reveal that, owing to both De Jong’s injury and the potential arrival of further players in his squad before the close of the transfer window, he has drawn up a provisional three-man shortlist ahead of a collective vote at a later date.
Barca’s temporary armband pecking order, as of this moment, is Raphinha, Pedri, and Eric García.
Conor Laird – GSFN