With Liverpool’s Luis Diaz on the radar, Flick eyes tactical overhaul to unlock Raphinha’s playmaking role—bold reshuffle incoming at Camp Nou.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is planning a major positional tweak ahead of the 2025/26 season, with reports suggesting the German coach wants to shift Raphinha into a central attacking midfield role. This move is contingent on the club securing a new left winger, with Liverpool’s Luis Diaz emerging as the primary target.
Barcelona, already boasting two elite right wingers in Raphinha and prodigy Lamine Yamal, may deploy Diaz on the left, allowing Flick to experiment with Raphinha behind the striker. The Brazilian has been reborn under Flick’s guidance, racking up an astonishing 34 goals and 25 assists in just 56 appearances this season — a vast improvement on his previous campaigns.
This tactical reshuffle would not only maximize Raphinha’s creative output but also provide structural balance, as Flick looks to imprint his blueprint on a Barcelona side that has already claimed La Liga, Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup this season.
Meanwhile, Deco has come out in support of defender Ronald Araujo, whose season was marred by injury and stiff competition. Despite being sidelined by a formidable Pau Cubarsí–Íñigo Martínez partnership, Deco insists Araujo remains “one of the best center-backs in the world” and remains vital to Barça’s plans moving forward.
With the transfer window approaching and tactical adjustments in motion, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona are braced for another evolution — and the world is
watching.
