Barcelona managed to sign Dani Olmo and Pau Victor, but continues to have financial problems, and the board has been making moves behind the scenes to leave the squad.
Three players could leave Barça this January. THE Sporting News shows who they are.
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Players who could leave Barcelona
According to the newspaper “Sport”, the Blaugrana board is working on the departure of the trio formed by the defender Ronald Araújo (or Eric García)the midfielder Frenkie de Jong and the attacker Ansu Fati.
The defense duo, in fact, is the first case of departure. However, only one must leave if proposals arise. The favorite is Uruguayan Ronald Araújo, who is attracting interest from Juventus. Barça is expecting an offer of around 50 million euros to negotiate the player. Eric García has interest from Girona and Real Sociedad.
De Jong has a contract until 2026, but his high salary makes Barcelona want to negotiate for the Dutchman. Ansu Fati is out of the plans and has Betis, Girona, Valencia and Sevilla as interested parties. The player, currently the team’s number 10, could leave on loan.
🚨🚨🌕| MAJOR BREAKING: Juventus have officially informed Barcelona that they want to sign Ronald Araujo.
Now, Barça are considering an IMMEDIATE SALE of Araujo.
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— Culés News Br (@Culernews)
What can Barcelona do to get around La Liga rules?
In order to relieve the payroll and create more sources of revenue, Barcelona is awaiting the outcome of a new agreement with Nike, its supplier of sports equipment. Furthermore, the club is trying to negotiate the boxes at the renovated Camp Nou.
If Barcelona is unsuccessful in obtaining these new sources of revenue, Dani Olmo could leave the club for free, which would mean a huge loss: his contract foresees a fine of 500 million euros (around R$3.2 billion) , that the club would no longer win.
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Barcelona’s last games: results
- 04/01 – Barbastro 0 x 4 Barcelona – Copa del Rey of Spain
- 12/21 – Barcelona 1 x 2 Atlético de Madrid – La Liga
- 15/12 – Barcelona 0 x 1 Leganés – La Liga
- 11/12 – Borussia Dortmund 2 x 3 Barcelona – Champions League
- 07/12 – Real Betis 2 x 2 Barcelona – La Liga
Barcelona’s next games
- 08/01 – 4pm – Barcelona x Athletic Bilbao – Spanish Super Cup
- 14/01 – time to be defined – Barcelona x Betis – Copa del Rey of Spain
- 18/01 – 5pm – Getafe x Barcelona – La Liga
- 21/01 – 17h – Benfica x Barcelona – Champions League
- 26/01 – 17h – Barcelona x Valencia – La Liga
Barcelona’s season standings
- Spanish Super Cup: in the semi-final (against Athletic Bilbao)
- La Liga: 3rd place (38 points in 19 games)
- Copa del Rey of Spain: in the round of 16 (opponent to be defined)
- Champions League: 2nd place (15 points in 6 games)
