Entering the upcoming summer transfer window, Barcelona will be in survival mode. With the anticipated investment via the sale of Barça Studios not arriving, the Catalans are under pressure to facilitate sales to fulfil their long wish list for next season.
The Catalan administration see the arrival of Joao Cancelo on a permanent deal or another elite right-back to be non-negotiable and hold the same stance for a new defensive midfielder and an option for the left wing.
Needless to say, selling key players is the only way forward, and Joan Laporta and Co are planning towards the same.
Central defence to be cleared
As revealed in SPORT‘s recent report, the administration see the central defence to be overstaffed and the right department to look for sales. After all, the team currently has five central defenders with a further three on loan.
It thus has been decided that the surplus players must be sacrificed. Pau Cubarsi and Ronald Araujo are the club’s bets for the long term, and at least two of the remaining players will be sold for massive sums.
Barcelona, thus, are planning to offer the aforementioned duo renewals while also considering the most saleable of the remaining options.
Jules Kounde and Andreas Christensen, unsurprisingly, attract the largest offers but have their exits complicated as they both are happy in the Catalan capital.
Kounde has been far from his best this season but has repeatedly reiterated that he does not intend to leave. Chelsea and Manchester United are some of the clubs interested in his signing, but his departure will require a lot of work and convincing from Barcelona.
Christensen, meanwhile, has had no dearth of interest from the Premier League in recent transfer windows. However, he has always been firm about his commitment to Barcelona’s project.
Araujo and Cubarsi not going anywhere. (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)
The other options
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Author : Adithya Eshwarla
Publish date : 2024-03-12 08:26:30
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