""We are not ready at the moment [to make a signing], but when you see the last line, the position with the full-backs and the centre-backs, maybe we need one more player," Flick said Friday in a news conference when asked if he wanted to add any new players to the squad this month. "We have to discuss it. It's not easy in the winter to get a player on this level.""
""It's up to him," Flick added of Araújo's availability. "He is good now, physically maybe not 100%, but he is in a good way. He has to decide how fast it goes. "I can see and feel the support from the teammates, which has been fantastic. He got the time he needs and this is what we can do [for him].""
Barcelona have conceded 20 goals in 18 LaLiga matches and 11 goals in six Champions League games, more than any other team in the top seven. Coach Hansi Flick said the club may need to sign a defender in January to shore up full-back and centre-back positions. Flick cautioned that winter transfers at that level are difficult and any move must make sense, while expressing confidence in the club's ability to act. Defensive problems followed Iñigo Martínez's departure and Andreas Christensen's ACL injury. Flick has used Pau Cubarsí and Gerard Martín as a centre-back pairing. Ronald Araújo returned to training after a mental health break but remains uncertain for selection. Pedri and Dani Olmo will be available for the upcoming Espanyol derby.
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