Barça plans to purge 8 people! After buying Roque for 61 million, can I make further efforts in the future?

After getting German international Gundogan and Spain international Inigo Martinez for free visa, and spending 30 million fixed + 31 million floating + 13 million taxes (not sure who pays) to buy Brazilian 18-year-old striker Roque, Barca's next focus needs to shift to selling people.

So far, only Umtiti has been released, and 8 players including Lengle and Dest need to be dealt with in the follow-up, before the red and blue can carry out the next round of reinforcements.

01. Lenglet and Dest are the focus of the cleaning: how much can it be sold for?

a. Lenglet, who played in the Champions League last season: annual salary is a mystery

Lenglet should have had no trouble finding his home, after all, he had a good performance at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League last season.

Basically sitting in the main rotation of the first team, especially in the Champions League, they also play as starters.

In the Champions League group stage match against Marseille, it was Lenglet's header that gave Tottenham the advantage of qualifying and became an important reason for winning and advancing to the round of 16.

Tottenham, who could qualify with a draw, also used a counterattack to win 2-1 at the last moment. Lenglet's equaliser header was even more important.

And in the Champions League, Lenglet didn't have much problem defensively.

His overall performance is still slightly better than Ben Davis and Dale, so he is also included in Tottenham's signings.

The problem is that Lenglet's annual salary has become a mystery, and when he was on loan at Tottenham last season, Romero, an authoritative source in Catalonia, said that Lenglet's annual salary was 12 million euros before tax, Tottenham only 7 million and Barca 5 million euros.

However, there is also a theory that this includes Barca's previous arrears, so the red and blue need to bear part of it.

A year later, when Barca were negotiating a transfer with Tottenham over Lenglet's move, the French centre-back's annual salary suddenly "skyrocketed" to €20 million before tax.

There may be a large amount of moisture, or it may be Barça's "accumulation" of unpaid wages, resulting in a larger number for the new year.

In any case, the disagreement over arrears and annual salary made it more difficult for Langret to leave the team. Like De Jong's pain point in negotiations with Manchester United, the new club's reluctance to pay Barca's salary arrears has even led Tottenham to wait and see what happens, intending to take Lenglet away at a low price.

b. Dest who lost himself

Compared to the Langret that someone is willing to pay for, Dest's cleaning will be more difficult.

Originally, given Dest's age and technical style, it did not seem too difficult to sell more than the original purchase price of 21 million euros. After all, both Chelsea and Manchester United have been interested in him over the past few years.

Unfortunately, this past season, Durst's performance was really poor. Perhaps renting him to Serie A, which is more defensive, is not a wise decision in itself.

Completely losing Anderson, who is close at hand, in this off-ball state, and finally watching the opponent shoot and score, it may be said that he is not very good at staring.

But in this sports battle, he was so easily punched through the space behind him, and Dest was too vulnerable on the defensive end, which made him quickly lose his playing opportunities.

After only 328 Serie A minutes of playing time in one season, Dest's value plummeted further.

At the moment, only Bundesliga side Union Berlin are interested in signing Durst on loan, but they may not be willing to buy out. Considering that Dest's annual salary at AC Milan is 4.98 million before tax (enjoying the advantage of low tax, 3.8 million euros after tax), this figure may be lost to the tax-free advantage after going to the Bundesliga to a level of more than 7 million euros a year, which will also become an obstacle for him to leave the team.

02. Players expected to bring in revenue: Casey and two wingers

Will Casey go to Saudi Arabia? This is a major opportunity to bring in revenue

Originally, getting Casey through visa-free is very unlikely to sell him after a year. Because Casey is different from Aubameyang, he came to Barca to get a maximum after-tax salary of 6.5 million, close to a high annual salary of 13 million before tax.

With such a figure, in Serie A or even the top ranks, he has little possibility of returning to Milan City. Coupled with the fact that Premier League teams have never been interested in him, this also makes it very unlikely that Barca will send him away. At present, because the Saudi team is intentional, it has solved Barca's problem, and it is even expected to bring about 20 million in transfer fee revenue.

Of course, Barca themselves do not have to sell Kessie, although he only started seven times in La Liga last season, but made 21 substitute appearances, which is an important back-hand option in the team's midfield.

Especially in the three games against Real Madrid, he directly contributed 2 goals that determined the victory. Even if it is a one-on-one foot confrontation, Casey's physical advantage allows him to "stand out". Coupled with the characteristics of the forward penalty area, Kessie has become a sharp weapon for Barca against Real Madrid.

Kessie has the most lacking power element in the Barça midfield, and although the frequency of action is slow, the rushing Kessie has a tank feeling in La Liga.

Barca are understandably wanting to shoot him. Because after getting Gundogan without a visa, Pedri, Garvey, Gundogan and De Jong all need to start the field.

After buying Roque, Garvey will only have fewer chances to play on the left winger in the future, and the midfielder can give limited opportunities to play. Not only is Kessie likely to leave, but even Barca won't spend a lot of money on a back back for this reason (De Jong is likely to need to play back, because Pedri, Gundogan and Garvey compete in central midfield, and it is difficult for De Jong to take the starter from their feet).

b. Two wingers: who can sell high?

A year and a half ago, the €55 million + €10 million floating (almost impossible to trigger) to bring in Ferran Torres from Manchester City is a failed deal from the current point of view.

Despite rumours that Barca intend to put Ferran Torres on the transfer market, there don't seem to be many willing to take over.

When Alemanni was about to move to Aston Villa, Ferran Torres, an old acquaintance since Valencia, was rumoured to be very close to the Premier League side.

Unfortunately, with Alemani's decision to stay at Barca, the deal disappeared in an instant.

At present, Barca, which lacks funds to repair the stadium, will definitely need to buy people to "return blood" after the introduction of Roque. After all, the financial resources are as strong as Real Madrid, and during the construction of the new Bernabeu, they also sold a large number of players in the transfer market, earning a net transfer income of nearly 200 million euros.

So if Barca cannot clean Ferran Torres in time, it will not rule out selling Abboud. The "last gift" of Planas, who contributed three goals and three assists in the Under-23 Africa Cup, was named the best player and his value has risen. But it still takes some luck to bring back a return of more than 20 million euros.

03. Young players on loan: training young people + slimming down for the first team

a. Corrado was destroyed by injury: he has the strength to gain a foothold in La Liga

Other players who may leave include Nico Gonzalez, Corrado and Torre.

Among them, former Barça B captain Corrado was supposed to expire this summer, but when he was loaned out last summer window, Barca extended the Spanish attacking playmaker until 2024.

Corrado initially performed well on loan last season, but unfortunately due to serious injuries affecting his subsequent appearances, coupled with Elche's relegation, he lost his home, and the worst result was that the team terminated his contract.

In fact, with his strength, there is no problem in standing on the West Methyl Ben. If you wait patiently, it should not be difficult to find an offer, but whether you can get the transfer fee depends on the negotiating ability of management.

b. Nico and Torre: Both go out on loan to get the opportunity to exercise

Finally, there are the young Nico and Torre, both of whom should be loaned out by the team. Nico didn't play very well at Valencia last season, but Barca's addition of playing terms gave him plenty of workout.

Harvey wants him to continue to grow, so it was the right decision to keep him on loan and guarantee playing time.

The same applies to Torre. Older than Garvey and not very fast in his feet, Torre is difficult to have an advantage in the Barca first team as a technical midfielder.

He is characterized by set-pieces and shots from the front and back, which require resources from a team that trusts him. Whether or not he can return after the loan, at least it will help Torre play for his value, which is good news for Barca.

Conclusion:

In any case, due to the renovation of Camp Nou and the sale of some broadcast rights, Barca's revenue shrinkage in the coming period is inevitable.

It's important to make a profit in the transfer market and create a virtuous circle. Both Liverpool and Real Madrid have proved that big teams need to learn to sell players better to activate cash flow. You know, even Manchester City and Chelsea are getting wider and wider on this road, and Barca must catch up.