{
  "id": 2018211,
  "title": "‘We are looking for a No.9’ – Hansi Flick trusts Deco to sign a striker for Barcelona",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/we-are-looking-for-a-no-9-hansi-flick-trusts-deco-to-sign-a-striker",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T21:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/looking-no-9-hansi-flick-211000666.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barcelona's German coach Hansi Flick has expressed his trust in Deco Poetto to sign a new striker before the transfer window closes. Flick stated that the club is still searching for a No. 9, and Deco has successfully brought in several players this summer, including Karim Adeyemi, Anthony Gordon, Joao Cancelo, Rodri, and Jesse Bisiwu. After Barcelona's 2-1 victory over Al Ahly in their final pre-season friendly, Flick praised the team's quality and Rodri's leadership, stating that the player has demonstrated himself to be the best at the World Cup. With the La Liga season set to begin, Barcelona will now focus on starting their campaign with an opener away against Elche on Sunday.",
  "summary": "The club are still hoping to land a replacement for Robert Lewandowski.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}