Barcelona club management plans to make big moves during the next summer transfer market, and is seeking to renew the team's blood by dispensing the services of 13 players in exchange for contracting four others.
The spread of the Corona virus imposed a new reality in the world of football, and the spread of the virus has caused great financial losses for various clubs due to the stoppage of sports competitions since the beginning of last month.
These losses will limit the clubs ’ability to move in the next summer transfer market, and media reports have expected a sharp decline in the value of the deals.
Barcelona will be one of the most prominent clubs in the upcoming transfer market, given the great imbalance that has emerged in the squad for the past months. Coach Kiki Sittin had to rely on a small group of players due to the accumulation of injuries and the lack of management contracting with alternatives during the last winter transfer period.
The Marca newspaper reported that the Catalan club plans to sell 13 players, including the Croatian Ivan Rakitic and the Chilean Artur Vidal, the French Samuel Umtiti and Osman Dembele, in exchange for the contract with four others.
She explained that Barcelona is planning to sign the Brazilian Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain, and Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan, in addition to a central defender and an attacking wing.
The club administration seeks to reduce the expenses of the contract with Neymar and Martinez by including a number of players in the exchange deal with Saint Germain and Inter Milan.