FC Barcelona has been planning for the next season for some time. It becomes clear in the sports area that before we start talking about potential deals, the chapter on the departed must be closed.
In principle, it is not expected that there will be a large number of casualties this summer. In fact, as AS has learned, four players have been identified for sale, distributed across all lines.
Eric Garcia
In defense, only one player is considered out. Everything indicates that Eric Garcia could be the player to be sacrificed, especially if the joining of Inigo Martinez, who has reached a verbal agreement with FC Barcelona, is confirmed.
The rest of the defenders enjoy the absolute confidence of the coaching staff, including Jordi Alba, whose contract expires in 2024, and who flawlessly assumes his new role within the team.
Pablo Torre
In the center of the field, the club is waiting for the final decision of Sergio Busquets. In any case, in principle, only one exit is expected and it does not concern the exact departure of the leader.
The only candidate to leave the club this summer is young player Pablo Toure, and it will by no means be a final transfer, but a loan. At Barcelona they realize that, with his young age, another year without getting minutes would be completely counterproductive to his progress.
Ansu Fati
10, the decision has not yet been taken and the debate is still heated internally: on the one hand, selling him is considered an important economic boost for the club, but on the other hand, his farewell seems premature, given his young age (21 years) and the difficulty of Find a similar level striker in the market.
The doubts generated by his physical condition, after suffering two years with injuries, also do not help his continuation, although it is also true that if there is one person who is able to find a solution satisfactory to all parties, it is his agent Jorge Mendes.
Ferran Torres
In the case of Ferran, his departure raises the problem that what was paid to sign him will not be recovered: in order not to incur losses, they must sell him for around 35 million euros, an unimaginable figure at the moment, especially taking into account the drop in his market value. Since his arrival in Barcelona from City.
In any case, the departure of Ferran Torres will be due to an economic necessity, not a sporting one, as the coaching staff considers him an important player and a guaranteed substitute.
Obviously, apart from these four departures, we must add the loanees who will return to Barcelona this summer and who will be considered for a new loan, such as Serginho Dest, Lenglet and Alex Collado.
Nico Gonzalez and Abdel Samad Al Zalzouli are two separate cases: the first is a popular player, but is still seen as a bit small, while Al Zalzouli has chances to stay in the team for next season.
Source: As