Hansi Flick to leave ten Barcelona players behind for the Asia pre-season tour

FC Barcelona held an open training session on Thursday morning, granting 15 minutes of access for media at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.

Before the session, Hansi Flick greeted the press in a friendly manner to welcome them to the new season, while chatting with them off the record.

One of the Barça manager’s first key calls will be finalising the list of players who will travel on the upcoming Asia tour, during which the team will face Vissel Kobe, FC Seoul, and FC Daegu in three friendly matches in Japan and South Korea.

Ten players to stay behind
And, according to Mundo Deportivo, Hansi Flick’s intention is to take no more than 26 players on the tour.

The Barcelona boss currently has a group of 36 players, including both first-team and reserve players, some of whom featured regularly for Juvenil A last season.

Before the squad boards the plane, he will need to make a first cut, and several players will remain in Barcelona to continue working at the Ciutat Esportiva.