Barcelona have to promote gamers so as to have the ability to increase the funds required to return to La Liga’s 1:1 rule – and finally, register their new signings. A variety of candidates have emerged in current weeks, and amongst them has been a shock title: Fermin Lopez.
Fermin, who has been linked with Chelsea in current months, has had a really promising two seasons within the Barcelona first group since breaking by in the summertime of 2023. Regardless of having usually acted as an influence sub, the 22-year-old midfielder has racked up 19 targets and 9 assists in 88 appearances for the Catalan facet. Nevertheless, there have been rumours that this may not be sufficient to avoid wasting him from a doable exit.
Barcelona have an overcrowding in midfield, which is able to solely be made worse when a left winger joins – presently, Raphinha is predicted to maneuver in-field, thus dropping Fermin down the pecking order. As such, experiences have emerged that he may very well be bought this summer season, however these have now been quashed.
As per Diario AS, the choice has been made that Fermin won’t be bought by Barcelona this summer season, with head coach Hansi Flick making it clear that he needs to retain the providers of the Spain worldwide – whom he values extremely.
Barcelona have 2-3 gamers in thoughts for summer season sale(s)
Fermin won’t go, however Barcelona have recognized main candidates to go away this summer season. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen is the apparent one, with him having now formally been demoted to third-choice goalkeeper behind Joan Garcia and Wojciech Szczesny. In the meantime, there are plans for considered one of Ronald Araujo or Andreas Christensen to depart too, though neither needs to be the one to go.
It will likely be troublesome for Barcelona to finish the gross sales wanted to safe a return to the 1:1 rule, however it is usually sensible for Fermin to remain. He’s a differential choice for Flick, as he has proven throughout his first two years within the first group.