FC Barcelona is on all fronts. Camp Nou residents are working hard to provide a competitive team for Xavi. Ilkay Gündogan or Iñigo Martinez have already signed. Vitor Roque too. But the Brazilian crack will not arrive until 2024. The Culés are still waiting for reinforcements for this summer. Oriol Romeu has a good chance of being next. A right side, who could be João Cancelo, will also be recruited by the Blaugranas.
Players to leave before the summer tour
But the Spanish champions must manage an XXL degreasing in parallel. Selling players is imperative for the Catalans, who have financial worries. The idea is also that Xavi does not end up with too large a group on his hands. Following the departure of Samuel Umtiti, who terminated his contract, the Catalans are working on other departures. Three elements should go away fairly quickly.
The plan would be to part ways before departing for the US tour next week. Barca don’t want to leave players training alone while the main group is gone. In any case, this is what advances Sport this Friday. Alex Collado and Clément Lenglet will be the first to be sacrificed. The Frenchman is expected to return to Tottenham. Details are yet to be worked out but Spurs are tough in business. This is the priority file of the Culés.
Other departures are expected
Barça also plans to have a new discussion with Franck Kessié. After Xavi, it is the leaders who will speak to the midfielder to tell him that they will say yes if an interesting offer arrives. Besides Saudi Arabia, Kessié has touches in Italy. After Inter Milan, it’s Juventus’ turn to position themselves. He is Massilimiano Allegri’s priority target in the event of Paul Pogba’s departure according to Mundo Deportivo And AS.
So these are the next three heads that should fall in Barcelona. But other elements will not be retained by Xavi, who has drawn up his blacklist. There is Eric Garcia, barred by competition. The arrival of Iñigo Martinez does not help his affairs. Despite his presence during the summer tour, he is asked to leave. Betis notably tested the waters. Same thing for Sergiño Dest, Abde or Nico Gonzalez, for whom the club hopes to have offers. Xavi continues to clean house at Barca.
