Barcelona planning two sales this summer – Deco decision made
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Barcelona have already made their mind up to move on from two of their first team players next season. Director of Football Deco has been reluctant to make sales since he arrived at the club, with the exit of Vitor Roque, who arrived just over a year earlier, the only departure exceeding €11m.
Yet this summer is shaping up differently if reports from Catalonia are to be believed. The club have briefed that they are just €11-12m away from moving within their salary limit, and thus being able to use all of the money that they save or make from sales on registering new players. For the past five years, that figure has been at around 60%. Sport say that as a result, Barcelona are keen to make two sales to raise their budget to bring in priority targets.
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Marc Casado’s importance has declined
One of the revelations of the season early on for Barcelona last year, Marc Casado was a fixture until 2025 under Hansi Flick, and even made his Spain debut after impressive performances against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. This year Casado has not managed the same impact, and it seems Barcelona will try to sell him with a deal until 2028.
The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia of late, and has also been suggested as a potential makeweight with Al-Hilal in a deal for Joao Cancelo to stay at the club.
Patience with Ferran Torres runs out
The other is Ferran Torres, who enjoyed an excellent 2025, but has struggled since the turn of the year. Torres has not scored since January, and the feeling is that despite being given more minutes than Robert Lewandowski, but has failed to meet expectations. Torres has a year left on his deal, and has also been cited as a potential makeweight with Atletico Madrid for Julian Alvarez, or Inter for Alessandro Bastoni.
So far both Torres and Casado have shown a desire to stay at Barcelona. It has been noted that Torres’ close relationship with Pedri will be considered in the decision to shop him, but that appears not to be enough of an argument to keep him on the books, or in all likelihood, offer him a new deal.