Barcelona s list of sales this summer is released

Looking at Barcelona's operation this summer, one of its most core themes is "Simplifying the lineup and restoring financial health." In order to return to the normal signing rules of La Liga "1:1", they must sell some players in the summer to reduce the total salary and obtain transfer funds. Now, with the preseason coming to an end, this work has entered the most critical and tense sprint stage.

According to reports, new coach Hans Flick has made it clear to the club's senior management that he hopes to finalize the departure of the five players before the team starts its Asian preseason journey. This requirement, from a head coach's perspective, is completely logical. Because he needs a team with a clear lineup and a unified mind to conduct tactical drills for the new season, he does not want to bring some players who are no longer in his future plans to make such important preparations.

Let's analyze the "departure list" of this five-player. Among them, the situations of the two players, Aurio Romeu and Inaghi Pena, are relatively similar. They no longer have a place in the team, but because of their higher salary, it is difficult to find the next one who is willing to pay the transfer fee for them. In this case, Barcelona is even willing to terminate the contract with the players in advance by paying part of the compensation. Although this kind of operation of "spend money to send people away" sounds helpless, from a business perspective, it is a rational choice of "stop loss in time". It can save a larger salary expense for the club in the future.

Paul Victor's situation is different. Coach Flick was actually satisfied with his performance last season. But if the team successfully introduces a new winger, his space in the team will be severely squeezed. Therefore, the club has a clear position on him. He is an "asset" that can be sold in exchange for a transfer fee of tens of millions of euros. The most complicated thing about

is the situation of Ter Stegen and another central defender (most likely Christensen). Both of these are high-level players, but one insists on staying, and the other is not active in leaving the team. This put the club's cleaning work into a deadlock. How to solve the future of these two players will test the negotiation wisdom of Barcelona's management. It can be said that in the next few days, whether Barcelona can successfully complete this "big cleaning" will directly determine what kind of start they can have in the new season.