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After Xavi's decision to end his position in the summer, Barcelona are already looking for a coach for next season.
Regardless of who it is, the new coach will have to understand that he may have a completely different squad than Xavi has at his disposal.
In Spain, in the last few days, they reported a lot of sensational developments regarding some of the Blaugrana players, and it is possible that we will see a serious facelift and a real revolution in the summer squad.
Two senior players who could be sold this summer to raise funds are Frankie De Jong and Ronald Araujo.
Let's start with the Dutchman, whose future is in doubt, and in Spain it is claimed that he is closer than ever to leaving the club.
When Eric Ten HaHa was appointed coach of Manchester United a year and a half ago, he wanted to reunite with his player from the Ajax days and the Red Devils offered 100 million, but the Dutch midfielder insisted on staying in Barcelona.
Today he no longer closes the door to the possibility.
De Jong is disappointed with the situation at Barcelona, which is not living up to the expectations he had when he signed in 2019.
Barcelona also have doubts about De Jong and a departure is not ruled out.
In light of the fact that some players have postponed receiving their salary for the following seasons, De Jong is the player who earns the most this season in Barcelona - 24.8 million euros.
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As mentioned, Araujo may also leave and the main suitor after him is Bayern Munich.
The German champions wanted the stopper already in January and he agreed to the move according to "Athletic", but there it was reported that Xavi threatened to resign immediately if the move went ahead.
As we know later, Xavi resigned anyway, but he will only leave at the end of the season and for other reasons.
Bayern is ready this summer to double Araujo's salary and compensate Barcelona with 100 million euros - an amount that will equal the club record paid for Harry Kane last summer.
In Barcelona, the sale of veteran players such as Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Ilkay Gundoin and Robert Lewandowski is not outright ruled out in light of the financial fair play, according to journalist Louis Canute.
However, this possibility is still far from likely.
The one expected to stay is captain Sergi Roberto, whose contract that ends this summer will be extended.
At first it was planned to say goodbye to the captain, but then there was a turnaround and now Barcelona prefers not to release players whose wages are relatively low and whose influence in the dressing room is positive - like Roberto.
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And what about the procurement sector?
Barcelona first wants to keep Joao Cancelo, who was loaned to them from Manchester City at the beginning of the season.
The estimates are that the Trabalista will demand 25 million euros in the summer for his purchase, and Barcelona hope to reduce the amount in light of the Portuguese's strong desire to continue in Catalonia.
The future of Joao Felix on loan from Atlético Madrid is still unclear in light of the sharp ups and downs in his status, and it is possible that this decision will remain in the hands of the next coach.
The leading candidate to strengthen Barcelona's squad is Elish Garcia, midfielder of the surprise of the season Girona.
Barcelona estimate that the 26-year-old Spaniard will cost around 15 million euros, but through a separate transfer they will want to lower the amount.
Girona are interested in Las Palmas stopper Mika Mirmol who grew up in Barcelona, and Blaugrana have a stake in his future sale.
Through this double deal, Barcelona hopes to land Garcia who made his debut in the national team in November.
We will remind you that quite a few loan players will return to the Barcelona squad this summer, which will have to decide on their future.
The most prominent ones are Enso Fati (Brighton), Sergiono Dest (PSW), Eric Garcia and Pablo Torre from Girona and Julián Araujo from Las Palmas.
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