FC Barcelona believe they can raise a much needed €110 million ($120 million) by selling two struggling players, according to El Nacional.
Barca can wrap up the La Liga title away at Espanyol by winning against their relegation-threatened crosstown rivals on Sunday evening.
As for next season, however, which they will almost certainly start as Spanish champions, the Catalans must shed €200 million from their pay roll as warned by the league’s president Javier Tebas in order to sign players and register the new contracts of current stars including Gavi and Ronald Araujo.
Player sales will be a determining factor in balancing the books. In Barca’s viability plan which has already been presented to Tebas and co, it has been explained that Barca plan to make two big player sales so that four fresh faces can be brought in according to Gerard Romero.
On Saturday, SPORT reported that Barca are finalizing a €14 million ($15.3 million) agreement with Tottenham Hotspur for on-loan defender Clement Lenglet.
For far bigger sums, though, according to El Nacional, Barca hope to offload misfiring wingers Raphinha for €70 million ($77 million) and Ansu Fati for €40 million ($44 million).
AS reports on Sunday that Barca would hope to sell Raphinha before his agent Deco potentially succeeds the outgoing Mateu Alemany on June 30 when the sporting director heads to Aston Villa in the PremierPINC League.
This would be to avoid a conflict of interest down the line, and some may find it fair that the Brazilian is being moved after being given less than a year to impress yet still racking up double figures in both goals and assists.
As for Fati, his potential sale presents pure profit given he graduated from the La Masia academy in 2019.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have already made an offer of €30 million ($33 million) plus Ruben Neves according to Relevo.
Yet with Fati sceptical of moving to the English club and Xavi allegedly not crazy about Neves, the 20-year-old might have to be sold elsewhere for around €10 million ($11 million) more.
Ferran Torres could also be sold, with Alemany’s next stop Villa possibly the Spain international’s too. At the weekend, SPORT reported that the deal was being negotiated but can’t be struck for less than €42 million ($46 million).
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