Barcelona have been dealing with major financial and salary cap issues since the Covid-19 pandemic, but instead of selling players, the Blaugrana have so far opted for asset sales rather than sales. However, that will change this summer.
Lionel Messi, of course, is the most notable case of their financial situation forcing them to choose between players, while Ousmane Dembélé’s €50 million release clause to Paris Saint-Germain has been their biggest sale. However, that approach will end next summer, Sport says. They say that the club has asked sporting director Deco to make big sales next summer. They have set a target of €80 million to join, and Frenkie de Jong, Eric García, Andreas Christensen and Pablo Torre are expected to leave.
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The main candidates for major sales are Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong, who expire in 2026. Without a doubt, both will have to renew their contracts in an expensive way, and although it now seems that Barcelona wants to keep Araujo, they were open to selling him. last summer. Meanwhile, de Jong is one of the club’s highest earners, but they will have to find a way to convince him to leave, which has failed on multiple occasions in recent years.