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Xavi discusses Barcelona’s plans to replace Gavi in January transfer window

The season-ending knee injury suffered by Gavi in Spain during gave the rumor mill even more ammunition to link a number of players with a move to Barcelona in the upcoming January transfer window, and there have been a lot of different reports about the club’s strategy for the upcoming weeks.

La Liga’s salary cap rules allow Barça to bring in a new player who costs a maximum of 80% of Gavi’s wages, and the latest rumors say that the Blaugrana are debating whether to sign a new midfielder to replace Gavi or to use the available cap space to register the contract of summer signing Vitor Roque and provide a much-needed boost to the attack.