Barca squad/XI 25/26

My dream
New GK
Kounde-- Cubarsi- christ- Balde
FDJ------Pedri
Dani
Yamal---------victor o ------j alvarez

Do nothing this season and go into next year with an expiring Lewa. Possibly sell Araujo. Possibly sell Ter Stegen.

Not this summer but the next Barca secures the club for yrs signing Haaland/Alvarez as Lewa's replacement.

Laporta and Deco talked a lot about renewals, so looking at the squad:

Players like Inaki, Torre, Lenglet, Romeu & Fati are players we aren't trying to renew. We are likely aiming for them

Inigo & Lewa renewals for next season was done.

G. Martin, Pedri, Gavi, Raphinha, Cubarsi, Araujo & Fermin already signed long term contracts.

Casado, Bernal & Lamine already agreed renewals pending announcement.


So remaining players who we aren't actively trying to sell who has contracts until that expires within next 2 years:

2025: Szczesny, but we already know that a contract agreed, but he has to decide whether to sign it or retire again.

2026: Eric, Frenkie, Fort, Christensen

2027: Kounde, Torres.

Eric and Frenkie are two players we know that the club is trying to renew atm. Eric is probably easier, especially after Cesc said he wants him but that he will stay in Barca/ Frenkie is a never ending saga. Fort is young and they will sure try to renew him. Christensen is a big question mark, there was a report he will renew until 2029 but that sound absurd given his injuries.


Kounde, Torres will surely get renewal offers, but I wonder if it will be in the preseason or we will wait until the simmer over and start negotiation.

So, regarding exits:

Lenglet is official, and so is Valle while Fati is almost a done deal.

Deadweights who the club 100% will try to force out: Romeu, Inaki Pena, Pau Victor & Torre

Players we might sell in order to create cap space: Ter-Stegen, Martin, Christensen/Araujo. Potentially some loans to youngsters like Astralaga.

Not a bad start on the exits front tbh

khaled_a_d said:

So, regarding exits:

Lenglet is official, and so is Valle while Fati is almost a done deal.

Deadweights who the club 100% will try to force out: Romeu, Inaki Pena, Pau Victor & Torre

Players we might sell in order to create cap space: Ter-Stegen, Martin, Christensen/Araujo. Potentially some loans to youngsters like Astralaga.

Not a bad start on the exits front tbh

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I dont like that you put Torre in dead weight.
But I get it.

Agreed

Buy
- Tagliafico on a free transfer (Contract 2 years top)
- Dumfries (25m. RC)
- Rashford on loan

Sell
- Araujo (50m. minimum)
- Loan out Fort and P. Torre
- MATS (sell at all cost)

GK: Joan, Tek
RB: Dumfries, E. Garcia
RCB: Kounde, Christensen
LCB: Cubarsi, Inigo
LB: Balde, Tagliafico

DM: FDJ, Bernal
CM: Pedri, Casado
CAM: Olmo, Gavi, Fermin

RW: Yamal,
CF: Lewy, Torres
LW: Raphinha, Rashford

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RW: Yamal,
CF: Lewy, Torres
LW: Raphinha, Rashford

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I dont want to rely on LaMasia or Roony for Yamal's backup. We need 6 FW players.
Last season was a good enough display for us to look for 2 solid backups. And not rely on just 1.

draconifire said:

I dont want to rely on LaMasia or Roony for Yamal's backup. We need 6 FW players.
Last season was a good enough display for us to look for 2 solid backups. And not rely on just 1.

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Virgili has caught the eye of Flick so we'll see.

Don't think we will need 6 in total as Torres can play on the right. Raphinha can on the right too and play Rashford on the left if we need to give Lamine rest.

Olmo could also play on the left if needed.

soul24rage said:

Buy
- Tagliafico on a free transfer (Contract 2 years top)
- Dumfries (25m. RC)
- Rashford on loan

Sell
- Araujo (50m. minimum)
- Loan out Fort and P. Torre
- MATS (sell at all cost)

GK: Joan, Tek
RB: Dumfries, E. Garcia
RCB: Kounde, Christensen
LCB: Cubarsi, Inigo
LB: Balde, Tagliafico

DM: FDJ, Bernal
CM: Pedri, Casado
CAM: Olmo, Gavi, Fermin

RW: Yamal,
CF: Lewy, Torres
LW: Raphinha, Rashford

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Deco just needs to follow this gameplan and we'll be all set for the next season.

GK: Garcia/Tek
RB: Garcia/Kounde
CB: Cubarsi/Martinez
CB: Christensen/araujo
LB: Martin/Balde
CM: Pedri/Gavi
DM: Casado/De Jong/Bernal
RW: Yamal/Roony
ST: lewa/Torres
LW: rashford/raphinha

How ya duwin.

Nice squad.

Torrents over Martin. Still have reservations over our current set of CBs, but without any major injury should be alrite.

Raphinha can also cover RW just fine. Don't know if Rashford can play RW, but I think he can. Weak part is defense. Problems in CB and LB.

Roony guy is a complete unknown.

Those centre backs are going to get targetted all day long in the big games. At least at centre forward there is only 1 weak link who we can sub out for Torres/Rash, if he is stinking up the place.

As much as people dislike Araujo, a return to form for him is desperately needed by the team. Or a jump up in performance from Pau, although it is unfair to ask a 18 year old to be our best centre back.