Six players Barcelona want to offload before the US pre-season tour – report

Despite making three signings official in Ilkay Gundogan, Inigo Martinez and Vitor Roque, who will arrive in the summer of 2024, Barcelona are still waiting to see how they can strengthen the squad for the 2023-23 season.

This was confirmed by club president Joan Laporta, who affirmed that the objective of the club is to explore how to reinforce the squad and for that, it is believed that a right-back as well as two or more midfielders will be needed.

But in order to execute any more signings, the management needs to make some cuts to the salary mass. The idea right now is to sanction as many sales as they can before the squad leaves for the United States for their pre-season camp.

In that regard, SPORT mentions that a whopping six players are on the chopping block at the moment.

Clement Lenglet

It’s no secret that Lenglet has no place in Xavi’s blueprint and Barcelona are extensively working with Tottenham to finalise the permanent transfer of the defender. 

At the moment, everyone involved is trying to reach a middle ground in terms of finances as it is believed that the team from Premier League is not willing to offer more than €5 million for the Frenchman. But a compromise could be reached soon.

Nico Gonzalez

A lot has been said about Nico Gonzalez’s future of late and it is absolutely clear is that the midfielder will leave on loan again to get regular first-team football. Teams such as Girona, Betis, and FC Porto are chasing his signature, with the Portuguese club appearing to be the likely destination.

At Porto, he will get to play in the UEFA Champions League which will be a great exposure for the young talent. At the same time, it is said that Girona want to include him on loan as part of Oriol Romeu’s transfer.

Pablo Torre

We have reported before that Torre will not be a part of the US tour as he is nearing a loan move away from Barcelona and everyone involved hope to finalize everything by next week.

As things stand, the 20-year appears to be headed to Girona on loan as part of the deal that will see the Blaugrana sign Oriol Romeu for €5 million plus variables.

Franck Kessie

The most complicated of all is the case of Franck Kessie. The midfielder, who joined Barcelona on a free transfer last summer, has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, but appears reluctant to move there.

Xavi plans to speak with him at the beginning of next week to let him understand his plans. At the moment, the most tempting option Barça have for Kessie is Juventus. However, for that to materialise, the Bianconeri would first have to close a few transfers of their own.

Julian Araujo

Like with many youngsters at Barcelona, Julian Araujo is likely to leave on loan and we have reported before that the newly-promoted La Liga club Las Palmas could end up being the right-back’s next destination.

This move could be beneficial for everyone involved as the Mexican would get important minutes under his belt and allow him to gain experience in European football.

Alex Collado

Barcelona’s plan with Alex Collado is pretty much clear, termination of the contract and a move as a free agent with a percentage of future sale secured.

For the moment, Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis project is said to be the best-placed team to sign the La Masia graduate, with the deal being held back by the Verdiblancos’ own financial issues.