Barça are on the hunt for a new Sergio Busquets after the captain confirmed he will not be staying on after his contract expires on June 30.

Logically, it is very difficult to find a player with the qualities of Sergio Busquets on the market, a player who has left his mark on Barça and is practically irreplaceable.

Although they are players with a different profile in midfield, in the interview granted to 'Jijantes', Xavi Hernandez did not hesitate to answer when asked about reinforcements saying: "I would sign a Cazorla, he is the best player I have ever coached". "He's priceless, I've fallen in love with him."

Xavi has even joked about the possibility of incorporating the Asturian into his staff, but believes that "he will continue one more season" at Al-Sadd, where he had him under his orders.

At the age of 38, Cazorla will no longer be an option, even though he was linked with FC Barcelona on more than one occasion during his prime. But which players would fit this profile and who is Xavi looking for to reinforce the team?

Bernardo, the pre-existing target

Santi Cazorla has always stood out for his vision, his ability to move between the lines and his great ability and efficiency in the centre. He is also ambidextrous, a quality that, like Ousmane Dembélé in his case at winger, allows him to be unpredictable for opponents.

Bernardo Silva, of whom Pep Guardiola has commented that "he is one of the best players I have ever coached in my life", would fit into this type of total footballer. Like Cazorla, he does not stand out for his physique or his power, but for his intelligence. His mind is ahead of the rest and allows him to always find the best-placed team-mate.

The duo are more assisters than scorers, but they are no slouches in this respect either. Both Cazorla and Bernardo score a goal approximately every five games.

Gündogan, a more physical profile

Ilkay Gündogan is another player in Barça's orbit who has characteristics in common with Santi Cazorla, such as his intelligence on the pitch and his ability to break rival lines with a single pass. He also has maximum experience, at 32 years of age, in elite football, and has great technique and precision at set pieces.

But the difference is that the German's profile is more physical, and in this case, he would be more in line with that of Sergio Busquets, as he is more used to playing in the defensive pivot than between the lines, where Bernardo Silva appears.

De Bruyne, out of reach, and Odegaard, out of orbit

Kevin de Bruyne and Martin Odergaard are very creative players, like Santi Cazorla, and even have more finishing ability. The Norwegian, in fact, is more of a playmaker, while the Belgian also has an engine on him.

Odegaard has been linked with Barça on many occasions and his price could be around 35 million euros, while De Bruyne is much more inaccessible, exceeding seventy million.

Pablo Torre, a 'Cazorla' already at home

He still has many seasons ahead of him and to prove himself, but in the current Barça squad we might find a player with a similar profile to Santi Cazorla, and this is Pablo Torre.

The Cantabrian player does not impose himself with his physique, but by his vision and good treatment of the ball, he moves better in a more advanced position than in the pivot, where the defensive demand is more inescapable, and he has abilities that remind us of stars like Cazorla or Andrés Iniesta, who he faced in the friendly in Japan in which Pablo Torre shone.