Barcelona opens to two sales in the January window after the change of direction in the transfer

Barcelona will change their transfer strategy in this January transfer window, following talks between sporting director Deco and centre-back Ronald Araujo. Now that the Uruguayan is believed to be closer to staying at Barcelona, ​​it will have consequences elsewhere in the team.

According to Sport, both Eric García and Andreas Christensen will be available for a January move. Barcelona will not try to force out any of the players, but will hope to strengthen in attack this January, and with neither García nor Christensen likely to feature frequently in the second half of the season, Barcelona could try to take advantage of that. .

The support of the dressing room, urging Ronald Araújo to stay, has played a crucial role in the Uruguayan staying. @Aparicio_L

— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) January 15, 2025

Girona remain interested in bringing back García after a successful loan spell, while there have been contacts with Manchester United regarding Andreas Christensen in recent months. The Catalan club claim that Barcelona need to contribute a minimum of €6.5 million to potentially sign Marcus Rashford on loan from United, Hansi Flick’s preferred option to reinforce their first line. Barcelona would also be willing to lose Frenkie de Jong or Ansu Fati, but so far neither has shown signs of leaving.

Garcia has so far been used sparingly in Barcelona’s backline this season, but Flick has used him as an option off the bench in midfield. Before it seemed that Araujo was going to leave, Barcelona had reached a €10 million deal with Girona for the Catalan defender. Christensen, for his part, could play again this weekend, Flick said Tuesday, but he has not played since the second game of the season due to injury.