Barcelona centre-back trio on their way out, club in negotiations with possible replacement

Barcelona are set to shake things up in their defensive department in the summer transfer window. Xavi Hernandez is keen on bringing in at least two new defenders into the roster come summer, which would require the Catalan giants to offload some of their current players in the position.

And, as per Mundo Deportivo, at least two of the existing defensive contingent could be on the move at the end of the season. Barça are planning to offload injury-prone defender Samuel Umtiti which does not come as a surprise considering how far down the pecking order he has fallen at the club.

The report further adds that Clement Lenglet, whose contract runs until the summer of 2026, could also be on the move while there are question marks over the future of Oscar Mingueza beyond the season as well. The La Masia graduate had been linked with an exit in the January window and could be on his way out come summer.

Such a scenario would leave Barça with just Gerard Pique, Ronald Araujo and Eric Garcia as the centre-backs at Xavi Hernandez’s disposal. As a result, it becomes imperative that the Catalan heavyweights bring in at least two new defenders into the club.

And, Chelsea star Andreas Christensen is believed to be high on the wishlist of the La Liga bigwigs. The Danish international is out of contract at the end of the season and Barcelona are already negotiating with him to convince him to move to Camp Nou once he becomes a free agent.

It is claimed that even though Christensen is on a handsome contract at Chelsea, he still makes less than what some of the Barcelona centre-halves do. So, it would be possible for the club to afford his wages should they offload the aforementioned three centre-backs later in the year.