Xavi Lists 5 Players Barcelona Must Offload This Summer With Frankie De Jong and Depay Futures Still Uncertain

• Xavi has told the Barcelona hierarchy he wants the five players left behind from the club’s preseason tour of the USA to be sold before the team returns to Spain
• Barcelona are aiming to reduce their squad size ahead of next season after signing 4 new players into the team including Robert Lewandowski
• The Barcelona manager also held a meeting with the technical department in order to discuss the futures of Frankie de Jong and Memphis Depay

Barcelona manager, Xavi is planning on trimming his squad size before the start of the 2022/23 season and has given the club’s hierarchy a list of five players that must be sold this summer.

The Catalan giants have been extremely active in the transfer market and have brought in top-grade players including Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Frank Kessie, and Andreas Christensen.

According to Football Espana, Xavi has now told the club to sell off five fringe players that include Martin Braithwaite, Samuel Umtiti, Oscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig, and Neto.

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All five players were left out of Barcelona’s preseason tour of the USA as Xavi hopes the decision will force them to leave Camp Nou this summer.

Xavi hopes all five players will be sold before the Barcelona team returns from their preseason tour in ten days’ time as he does not want to train with an oversize squad.

Xavi to meet with Frenkie De Jong and Memphis Depay

Meanwhile, Xavi is set to hold a meeting with Dutch internationals, Frankie de Jong and Memphis Depay in a bid to resolve their future at Barcelona.

Barcelona believes they can get as much as €100million in transfer fees for the two players, as well as save a considerable amount of money on wages once both players are sold SB Nation reports.

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Xavi has been reluctant to sell Frankie de Jong but understands the club’s financial situation and will now hold talks with both players to sort out their futures.

Barcelona takes drastic move to register new players for La Liga

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona will have no cause to worry about registering the club’s summer signings after selling a further 15 percent of the club’s TV rights to investors Sixth Street.

The Catalan giants have been in a deep financial crisis and are now expected to raise around €320 million for the deal which will ease their financial burden temporarily.

The sale will enable Barcelona to register summer signings Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, Raphinha, and Robert Lewandowski for the 2022/23 La Liga season.