COMMENT
Barcelona have chosen veteran right-back Darijo Srna as the man to plug a gaping hole in defence, and they are betting on the Croatian to have just as big an impact as Henrik Larsson did in his short time at Camp Nou.
The position has been a problem for the club since Dani Alves left for Juventus, with Aleix Vidal failing to convince coach Luis Enrique he can do the job. Barca, however, are not interested in a transfer that could put at risk their activity for the coming summer.
Srna, then, has emerged as a good, cheap option, a Larsson-style firefighter who can do a sterling job for the Catalans in the twilight of his career.