Get De Ligt (hugely unlikely, but he's the only proper fit) or scout the shit out of the next signing and land a less popular but quality defender. Make that scouting department show its worth and bring us a non-popular CB that has the skills needed.
Everyone can go after the obvious names. If all we are doing is going after the 0.1% of big names on the front pages of newspapers, everyone on Barcaforum could be in charge of transfers.
Kounde, De Ligt... these are names signed basically by the clubs' status & financial assets. This is why they are both unlikely: the Barca stock is low. The contribution and the input of the scouting network in charge of transfers is almost zero in these types of transfers.
I want transfers where I can praise Alemany and the other dudes who are supposed to have a great eye for players. 1 signing like that in defense would be golden for us.
So far the transfers are good economic deals and opportunity signings, good known players who were attainable within what the club affords. We need another element over that.