It is believed the decision has been occasioned by Lionel Messi’s contract situation following the expiry of his deal with the club. According to Mirror UK, Barca are looking to offload a number of top players in a firesale to reduce the wage bill. Goal claims the club’s ballooning wage bill has led to a dire financial crisis at the
Camp Nou such that they are unable to register Messi or any other new signings ahead of the upcoming season.
Junior Firpo (Leeds) and Francisco Trincao (Wolves) have already finalised moves away from Barca to the Premier League this summer but there are a number of other players who are available for transfer.
We have compiled a list of five Barcelona players who are likely to leave the Camp Nou and we assess whether they could end up playing in English football.
Press the next page as we go through which stars we might see plying their trade in the Premier League next season.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta is now said to be in the process of trying to balance the books by shipping out players who are currently out of favour.
Thus far, the La Liga giants have already offloaded a number of players including Francisco Trincao who moved to Wolves on loan, and Junior Firpo who made a switch to Leeds United.
However, reports suggest more players are billed to exit, with Philippe Coutinho and Sergio Busquets among the high-profile stars. Others include Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti, and Miralem Pjanic who has spent just a season with Barca.
Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported Arsenal had reportedly registered interest in signing wantaway Barcelona midfielder Miralem Pjanic this summer.
Arsenal are looking to bolster their midfield following the exits of Dani Ceballos and Martin Odeegard.
The Gunners are said to have trained their eyes on Barca’s Miralem Pjanic who is also wanted by Chelsea and Spurs. Pjanic has fallen out of favour at Camp Nou only months after his much-publicised transfer from Juventus in June 2020
