Barcelona Transfers: 10 Players They Must Sign This Summer

10. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Admittedly there won't be any prizes for correctly predicting that Antoine Griezmann is heading for Catalonia. For nearly a year he's been the subject of a long-winded transfer saga, and all the noises we hear suggest it will be completed after the World Cup.

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The really interesting part is how he fits into this current Barca side, which is already equipped with three world-class attackers in the shape of Messi, Suarez and Coutinho, and a promising €100m rookie in Ousmane Dembele.

The latter could conceivably head out on a loan, although that doesn't quite clear the way for Griezmann. They'd still be playing what looks, on paper, like an incredibly top-heavy side.

Given that it was defensive lapses that cost them dear in Rome, manager Ernesto Valverde will have a job on his hands trying to integrate another superstar forward while also shoring things up at the back.

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