The FC Barcelona is 'advancing' the work of face to the next season. They can not do a lot of plans neither take important decisions, because they are expecting to define who will be in the bench, but will try to resolve the greater quantity of possible problems of here to the month of June. It is an authentic challenge, but the sportive direction has the intention to advance as much as possible. In the defence is where more find problems.
And it is that, of face to the 2024/2025, the overbooking in the axis of the retaguardia will be absolute. To day of today, in the first staff are Ronald Araújo, Jules Koundé, Andreas Christensen and Iñigo Martínez. It adds them Pau Cubarsí, installed in the team, and the 'promise' of Mika Faye, that has options of 'rise' this summer. Besides, they return of his cessions Clément Lenglet and Eric García, whereas it remains slope the case of a Chadi Riad that the culés pretend to repurchase in summer.
Only there is two intocables in the defence of the Barça
In total, the Barça has nine head offices for the next season. It can remain in seven, considering that Jules Koundé is settled in the right side and that Andreas Christensen has advanced his position to play like pivote, but is a grave problem for the sportive direction. 'SPORT' Has explained that will try to give exit to several players and that only two have the label of intocables: Cubarsí, to the that will try to renew and add a clause of exit of billion, and Ronald Araújo that has the interest of clubs like the Bayern of Munich.
From there, they will begin to study all the stages. Clément Lenglet returns of the Aston Villa, where has been able to have a lot of continuity, especially in 2024. The intention of the blaugrana is to find him a definite destination, after chaining two consecutive cessions. His sale outlines like the most reliable option, but plays against that has agreement until 2026 and a very high wage. No any team will be in conditions to assume it.
In the case of Eric García, still has not defined the plan. It has reached a good level in the Girona, but in the Barça have very clear that would not be to title by in front of, for example, Cubarsí or Araujo. The player has stood out that it wants to return, but the most likely is that it go back to go out in condition of yielded. With Chadi Riad, on the other hand, will evaluate the stage. 'SPORT' Has explained that exists the possibility that they execute the clause of repurchase to sell him by a mount higher.
The two 'problems' of the Barça
Iñigo Martínez will be a case aside. Recently it trascended that in LaLiga only computes a year of agreement, although they are two, and that the club would try to look for him gone out to generate income and free a square. The Athletic of Madrid would be interested in his incorporation, although it has not concretised a movement. The Barça thinks that could include it in a possible negotiation by the traspaso of Joao Félix, but there is not absolutely at all concretised. All the contrary.
The one who will give more headaches, without place to doubts, is Mika Faye. By characteristics, talent and takeoff is a player that would have to be installed in the first team, but the reality is that it has not debuted and looks for him a 'hollow' before it finish the course. His good performance has caused that several clubs touch the door by his traspaso and values the possibility to yield him or concretise his sale with an option of repurchase for 'ensure' the rights of the player. The plan still is not defined.