Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed positions of interest for the club in the summer transfer window. Laporta revealed Barca's transfer plans during the next transfer period, and the club's president announced his intention to sign a striker, right back, and central defender, many Barca fans wondered about the midfield position that Barca suffered from in some matches. Sport is a Spanish daily sports newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, revealed that Barcelona officials have many reasons why they did not consider hiring a midfielder as a priority this summer, one of which was their belief that veteran Sergio Busquets will sign a new contract at the club in the future, in addition to renewing Sergio Roberto’s contract, which means Another option has been retained before next season. Club officials are also looking to put their faith in youngsters, particularly Nico Gonzalez and Pablo Toure, and the former is expected to play a role in Xavi Hernandez's first team next season when he returns from his loan spell from Valencia, while Toure is also expected to get more minutes. Although he rarely appeared this season. Barcelona's financial situation will play a role, as officials believe that the goals they want do not represent value for the money offered by their clubs, similar to Martin Zubemendi, one of the club's main goals to be Busquets' long-term successor, but with Real Sociedad demanding €60m for the 24-year-old. In general, they simply could not stand it. Barcelona is determined not to repeat past mistakes with regard to their finances, and the club's officials will be sane this summer as they look to improve their first-team squad ahead of next season.