Barcelona‘s first team is expected to undergo a major shake-up ahead of the 2020-21 campaign in response to challenges the club faces amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Lionel Messi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Frenkie de Jong will be the only players not made available during the next transfer window, according to ESPN FC’s Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden.
Barcelona intend to limit spending, though they continue to view themselves as a top destination for the game’s biggest stars and will explore alternate avenues to bring the best players to the Camp Nou.
“There is not going to be as much money in the transfer market because of the pandemic,” club president Josep Maria Bartomeu said at the end of March, according to Llorens and Marsden.
He added: “But I predict that we are going to see a lot more swap deals.”
Outside of the aforementioned trio that Barcelona consider “untouchable,” the squad could be used to finance deals for top targets including Inter forward Lautaro Martinez and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar.
Barcelona have previously held talks with Inter to explore ways …read more