As: Frick ends holiday today & meets with the coaching staff while dealing with the goalkeeper s overweight issue

"As" published an article reporting on the holiday situation of Barcelona coach Frick and subsequent arrangements.

Frick will end his holiday in Formentera this Thursday. The German coach plans to meet with the coaching staff members as soon as possible. This is not only the first communication of the pre-season preparation plan, but also the piles of to-do items. Among them, the problem of overweight in the goalkeeper position is particularly urgent. The first team currently has four goalkeepers, including new player Joan Garcia this summer, Szczesny renewed his contract until 2027, and Ter Stegen and Penia, who were allowed to leave the team in principle.

Frick is expected to talk to the goalkeeper who is not in the plan, and Penia's situation is relatively simple, and the youth goalkeeper has made it clear that he will seek a transfer if he cannot stay in the first team. But solving the problem of Ter Stegen is much more difficult. As the first team captain, he publicly stated that he would fulfill the contract that expires in 2028. This deadlock may have an adverse impact on all parties. The current position of Germany's goalkeeper is unshakable, and it remains to be seen whether Frick can convince him to leave the team or accept the transfer conditions.

However, these conversations will not happen until the players return to the team on Sunday, July 13, with exceptions including Bernal, who is in the final recovery stage of the cruciate ligament injury, Joan Garcia, who returns to the team several days in advance to adapt to the new environment, and Araujo, who appears at the training base this Wednesday. As the termination fee dropped to 60 million euros, the Uruguayan central defender is at the forefront of Barcelona's transfer rumors.

Frick still needs to solve the problem of forward signings in the next few days, especially after Nico Williams failed to transfer, whether the club should chase Louis Dias with all their might. In fact, Frick will meet with Deco this week to get a direct look at the progress of various negotiations, including the transfer. With Swedish star Rooney Badge participating in the preseason with the first team and Pablo Torre, who is about to transfer to Mallorca, likely leaving the team, the lineup adjustment is imminent.

It is worth mentioning that despite the holidays, Frick remained working. As early as June 18, he met with members of the sports committee including Deko, Boyan and Echevaria in Ibiza to learn about the transfer trends. But in the past month, the club has only completed a few operations such as Fati's transfer to Monaco.