Hansi Flick has ruled that two Barcelona players have no chance of staying in the team and will therefore have to pack their bags this summer. They won’t even be able to do the pre-season, because the intention is for them to leave early.
Although in the case of Sergi Roberto, it will not be necessary to find a buyer, since his contract expires on June 30, and he will not receive any offer for renewal.
Joan Laporta actually intended to get rid of the Spanish international in the past, but in the last two years it was Xavi Hernandez who prevented his departure. He was convinced that he was an important element in the team, thanks to his ability to act in different playing styles, and therefore the president was forced to offer him a new contract, but With the departure of coach Xavi, he no longer has any options to continue at Camp Nou.
The German coach believes that the captain of the first team does not have the necessary level to be part of the team, and he will have to say goodbye after defending Barcelona’s colors all his life. At 32 years old, he will try his luck elsewhere for the first time in his career, and all indications are that he will end up in Major League Soccer.
Therefore, he will leave the captaincy, which should belong to Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Flick will also not have mercy on Jules Kounde, another player who had the full confidence of Xavi. He was one of the players who disappointed him the most in his performance this season, which worsened even more compared to the previous year. But for some inexplicable reason, it remains the undisputed primary.
With Flick this will end, and the 25-year-old defender will not only cease to be important at Barcelona, but will be doomed to leave and move to another club.
Laporta and Deco support Flick’s decision, and believe that the best they can do is sell Kounde, for which they hope to recover the €50 million he paid at the time in Sevilla.
In addition, they already have enough alternatives at the back and on the right side, where they hope to keep Joao Cancelo, and Julián Araújo or Hector Forte step up as substitutes.