Surprise name features as Barcelona director prepares a list of players who can be sold

Barcelona are heading into the summer transfer window with a bold and clear strategy that no one is truly safe.

In fact, according to SPORT, the club is ready to make tough decisions in order to improve the squad, even if it means selling players once seen as untouchable.

It is no secret that the club’s financial constraints continue to shape its decisions. While new signings are expected, they won’t arrive unless space is created on the wage bill.

That is why Deco and the sporting leadership have made it clear that several big names are on the table if the right offers arrive.

Players on the transfer list
Among those who could be sacrificed are Inaki Pena, Ronald Araujo, Hector Fort, Fermin Lopez, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong (if he refuses to renew), Pablo Torre, Pau Victor, and Ansu Fati.

For some, like Araujo or Gavi, the idea of a departure would have seemed unthinkable just months ago. Yet in the current scenario, sporting value must be weighed against financial benefit, especially with suitors from Saudi Arabia ready to offer sizeable fees and wages.