Barcelona are still in the market for a right-back. It was something of a surprise in the summer that club legend Dani Alves was allowed to leave Camp Nou with no real replacement lined up. But the search for a successor continues.
Coach Luis Enrique admitted in his first press conference in pre-season that he had been taken aback by the departure of Alves. However, he later insisted he was happy with his options on the right side of defence: Sergi Roberto and Aleix Vidal.
Roberto has impressed again in the current campaign, although the thinking at Camp Nou is that one day he will be a valuable midfielder for the Catalan club. Vidal, however, was poor in the 2-1 loss at home to Alaves earlier this month and his days at Barcelona are seemingly now numbered.
Signed last year as a long-term replacement for Alves, Vidal is a La Masia graduate and a Spain international, but he failed to adapt in his first campaign (after being made to wait six months to make his debut due to the transfer ban) and has not improved in his second season.
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