Eight players whose Barcelona futures need resolving soon
Barcelona begin pre-season next week and sporting director Robert Fernandez will look to close the signings requested by Luis Enrique Martinez. Denis Suarez, Samuel Umtiti and Lucas Digne are the three confirmed so far.
But at the same time Robert must also get a handle on 'Operation Exit' to ensure that the Barça dressing room is manageable. Dani Alves, Marc Bartra and Sandro Ramirez have already left the club. But Robert has eight more cases which need solutions as soon as possible:
CLAUDIO BRAVO: Barça are set to go all in on Marc-Andre ter Stegen and the Chilean goalkeeper, with an offer from Manchester City, could be ready to leave the club to join up with Pep Guardiola. The Blaugrana want 20 million euros for the stopper. Transfermarkt place his value at 15 million euros.
THOMAS VERMAELEN: The Belgian defender is left with little chance of regular action after the arrival of Umtiti. Even though Roma and Arsenal have been linked, his most likely desination is West Ham. Barça are asking for 12 million euros for him.
DOUGLAS PEREIRA: The Brazilian full-back is a difficult case. He doesn't feature in Luis Enrique's plans, he doesn't want to return to Brazil and there are no loan offers from La Liga clubs. Robert has got his work cut out.
ADRIANO CORREIA: The Brazilian's future is linked with the signing of Digne, the French left-back who will arrive to compete with Jordi Alba. Adriano has held talks with Lazio, but Barça don't want him to go for free. He could also return to Brazil.
CRISTIAN TELLO: After adapting well at Fiorentina, the winger from Sabadell wants to continue there. The problem is financial, though. Barça want eight million euros, while the Italian club are trying to reduce that fee. Offers from the Premier League (Swansea, Liverpool), despite the money on offer, have not convinced Tello.
ALEN HALILOVIC: The Croatian did well at Sporting Gijon and Barça are keen to repeat that formula. Valencia are one of the clubs interested in him and they could sign him with a buy-back option, but at the moment there's nothing firm.
MARTIN MONTOYA: He played for Real Betis in the second half of last season, but his loan has now come to an end. It's not clear if he will return to the Benito Villamarin. He's also been linked with Fenerbahce.
ALEX SONG: The Cameroon midfielder, 28, has one more year on his contract with Barça. West Ham didn't want to prolong his stay at the club and there's no solution to his future yet. Galatasaray have asked about a deal.
