Barcelona coach Xavi had a conversation with four of the club’s players and advised them to seek work elsewhere due to their low contribution to the team last season.
Samuel Umtiti, Martin Braithwaite, Oscar Minges And Ricardo Puig were found to be redundant. Now everyone will have to look for another club before the start of next season.
Umtiti looks ready to return to France after a series of injuries prevented him from showing his best form at Barcelona. Rennes and Lyon have been pointed out as potential options for the defender, who signed a new contract with the Catalans in January with a substantial salary cut to allow the team to register. Ferrana Torres. Umtiti seems eager to return to Lyon, his childhood club, but Rennes’ offer seems more profitable at the moment.
Braithwaite was left with the team last season only due to injury. Ansu Facts. As a result, the Dane was only able to play five games. In total, he has 56 games for the club and 10 goals. The player wants to stay, but Xavi has made him realize that his future lies elsewhere.
As for Mingesa and Puig, these home-grown players made only fourteen and twelve appearances, respectively, last season. Xavi told them they would not be participating in the team’s preseason. Both are expiring next season and the club seems interested in selling them in the summer to avoid losing them for free.
