Barcelona midfielder could miss out on pre-season tour amid exit links

Barcelona kickstarted their pre-season training camp last Monday as players returned to begin their preparations for the 2022/23 campaign.

Several players are yet to join up with the squad as they have been given an extended break following the international fixtures right after the club season got over. Those stars will join up with the rest of the roster this coming Monday.

And Barça will then be taking off for their pre-season tour to the United States of America on July 16. Most players currently back in training are expected to make the squad for the trip to the US but one Barcelona ace who might not travel with the squad is Miralem Pjanic.

Indeed, as reported by Diario AS, there is no guarantee that the 32-year-old Bosnian midfielder will be part of the team that travels to America later this month as he is staring at an uncertain future at the club.

Pjanic returned to Barcelona after a loan spell away at Besiktas last season. He was one of the players who were given permission to miss the first week of pre-season to sort out their future, after having become out of favour at Camp Nou.

Despite that, Pjanic returned to pre-season on July 4 with the rest of the roster and has been participating in sessions. While it was claimed that Xavi will take a look at him and assess his chances, it is now being reported that the manager does not see the midfielder as part of his plans.

So, the club have been instructed to find an escape route for the former Juventus man at the earliest possible, leading to question marks over whether Pjanic will travel with the squad for the pre-season tour to the US.