Barcelona will prioritise the sale of three players in the summer

Despite the impending injection of finances from the sale of 49.9% stake in BLM, Barcelona’s plans for the summer window still hinge on player departures, to an extent.

The Blaugrana need to free up room on the wage bill and in order to do that, they will need to clear some current players from the roster.

And, as per Cadena SER, the three players that Barcelona wish to offload on a priority basis are defenders Samuel Umtiti and Clement Lenglet, and out-of-favour forward Martin Braithwaite.

Umtiti has been out of favour at Camp Nou for nearly two years now, but moving him on has proven to be a difficult task for the Blaugrana thus far due to his injury issues and steep wages.

However, things could be easier this time out after he signed a downward renewal during the January transfer window. There has been interest from clubs in France, although the defender might have to take another pay cut to secure a move away.

Lenglet, too, has fallen down the pecking order at Barcelona despite enjoying a promising couple of seasons upon his arrival.

The French international currently finds himself behind Gerard Pique, Ronald Araujo and Eric Garcia while the club also plan to add Andreas Christensen and another defender. So, it only makes sense for the player and the club to part ways this summer.

Finally, Barcelona are also prioritising the sale of striker Martin Braithwaite, who hardly played during the 2021/22 campaign. The Dane suffered an injury early in the season but was hardly called upon by Xavi Hernandez after he recovered from the issue.

Braithwaite has been told to find a new club for himself, although the striker continues to insist that he does not think of leaving Barcelona, making things harder for the club to get rid of his wages this summer.