Barça's preseason dates: friendlies, return of internationals...

The FC Barcelona, as it informed the newspaper 'ACE', will give start to the preparativos of the season 2024-25 from the next eight July. In front of this, arises a big interrogante on the players that will be able to be presents in the trainings under the direction of Xavi Hernández. This is due to that the majority of the footballers culés will be participating in the three big competitions that will carry out in the next months: the Eurocopa, the Glass America and the Olympic games.

According to the quoted source, expects that the players of the Barcelona cast can enjoy of a period on holiday from among three and four weeks. Nevertheless, although the combined Catalan will initiate his holidays some days after the ending of the campaign in LaLiga on 26 May, after the commitment against the Seville in the Sánchez Pizjuán, and after contesting a friendly in South Korea in a date still for determining, is clear that a lot of players will not be able to fulfil this cycle of the same way that others. This will depend on the stage in which they arrive his selections in the respective competitions and the quantity of time of game that have had in them.

The possible diagram of return of the players of the FC Barcelona that will participate in the Eurocopa

For example, it expects that there is at least 10 players of the FC Barcelona in the Eurocopa. These could be: Marc André ter Stegen and İlkay Gündoğan with Germany, Pau Cubarsí, Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres with Spain (Pedri González also could be summoned if it recovers and Luis de la Fuente considers timely to call it), Frenkie of Jong with Low Countries, Jules Koundé with France, Andreas Christensen with Denmark and Robert Lewandowski with Poland. Also it is the uncertainty of if Joãor Félix and Joãor Cancel, those who could be summoned by the selection of Portugal, will be players of the Barça for the next course, what would elevate the total number of international culés in the 'Euro' to 12.

Obviously, no all will arrive to the final of the tournament, some will be deleted earlier and his date of return will vary. Therefore, it is complex to determine when Xavi will be able to have these players exactly. What himself is true is that, considering the date of ending of this tournament (on 14 July), the players of the FC Barcelona that arrive to this phase would have difficulties to join to turns it of pre-season that the club will make in United States, which is programmed to make from 30 July until 6 August.

The possible diagram of return of the players of the FC Barcelona that will participate in the Glass America

The same situation applies to the players of the FC Barcelona that participate in the Glass America. In this case, it expects that they are two: Ronald Araújo with Uruguay and Raphinha with Brazil. The continental tournament of America begins a bit later that the Eurocopa, on 20 June, but finishes the same day that the 'Euro'. Therefore, if these players arrive to the final of the tournament, would confront the same difficulties that the international that will be in the continental tournament European, by what his participation in turns it American would be very complicated, at least in the first commitment.

The possible diagram of return of the players of the FC Barcelona that will participate in the Olympic games

To close, the most complex stage is related with the participation of some players of the FC Barcelona in the Olympic games. It could have cases like the ones of Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsí, Fermín López, Marc Guiu and possibly Héctor Fort. Under the diagram of rest mentioned previously, the olympic tournament will contest between 24 July and on 10 August, and definitively these players could not participate in turns it by United States. In fact, they could lose even the first day of LaLiga, that begins on 16 August.

Then, under this premise, is not surprising that Xavi can confront some problems to prepare the pre-season in some appearances, since in his majority will work with players of the Barça Atlètic. Some of these players could be those that are recovering of injuries, as Pablo Gavi and Alejandro Balde. Also they could be present players of the first team like Iñaki Crag, Íñigo Martínez and Oriol Romeu. Other players, as Sergi Roberto, could be also if it confirms his renewal.

What friendly will contest the FC Barcelona in the pre-season 2024-25?

For the moment, the combined Barcelona has planned, by third consecutive summer, return to United States. In principle, they will contest three thrilling parties of high level: one against the Manchester City the 30/07, another against the Real Madrid the 03/08 and a third against the AC Milan the 06/06. These meetings will carry out in distinct headquarters: the city of Orlando, the state of New Jersey and the city of Baltimore, respectively.