EXIT OPERATION: The 16 players who can leave FC Barcelona in this transfer market

FC Barcelona's 'exit operation' in this market is stalled for the moment and the club wants to remedy it in the next two weeks. So far, only Oriol Romeu has left the team, who went on loan to Girona, as expected when last year ended. However, it is evident that there will be more movement in the remainder of the market, since the entity considers that there are other clear discards and also other players for whom a lot of money could be made from whom they will try to put on the exit 'ramp' .

Footballers like Clément Lenglet, Vitor Roque or Julián Araujo seem clear discards, since they neither count for the club nor do they count for Hansi Flick. But there are many more open cases, such as Ilkay Gündogan, Iñigo Martínez or Pablo Torre, who are in doubt, and others such as Ronald Araújo and Frenkie de Jong, who, although complicated, cannot be 100% assured that they will continue. This is the complete list of possible departures that could exist at Barça.

Players with high probability of leaving Barcelona

The doubts that exist with some footballers are not shared by the three names on this list. Both Flick and the club have decided that Vitor Roque, Clément Lenglet and Julián Araujo will leave this summer and we only need to see when their departures can be completed, with what method they occur and in which teams they end up.

Vitor Roque

Flick has shown on the American tour that he does not trust the Brazilian, placing Pau Víctor above him and giving him few minutes. The club has been trying to convince him to leave for months and right now the feeling is that the forward is beginning to give in and could facilitate his departure. He does not want to go to Arabia and has already rejected an offer from Al-Hilal, but he seems willing to go to another European team. No scenario is ruled out and he could leave either transferred or on loan, but it is assumed that he will not be in Barcelona in September.

Clement Lenglet

The Frenchman has been a headache for Barcelona for two years. His loans to Tottenham and Aston Villa have not given him more market value, quite the opposite, and that is why it will be difficult for him to leave. His huge salary, of around 8 million net, makes his departure even more difficult and makes it impossible for him to continue on the team. Flick does not have him either and it is normal that an accommodation will be found for him in the coming weeks, even if part of his salary has to be paid.

Julian Araujo

The Mexican seems the clearest way out, since he is the one who has played the least on the tour of the United States, leaving aside some homegrown players. The German coach has shown that he does not trust him as a right back and will leave the team for sure, probably in the form of a loan in case he ends up exploding in his next destination.

Players in doubt

There are many names at Barça who right now have practically the same options of continuing as of leaving. Anything can happen for players like Ansu Fati, Pablo Torre or Mika Faye and the next few weeks will be decisive to know what happens with all of them.

Pablo Torre

A couple of weeks ago it was assumed that the Cantabrian would leave again on loan in search of minutes, but after his American tour anything can happen. Flick is delighted with him, his performance has been fantastic and he has the potential to improve much more. It seems that the club is contemplating him staying if he is willing to fight for the position, but his future will surely depend on whether there is any way out of the midfield.

Ansu Fati

The former Brighton player's injury has made things very difficult for him. Hansi wanted to give him a chance, but now, with Pau Víctor leaving in preseason, Dani Olmo already signed and Nico Williams still very possible, Ansu's future at Barça is uphill. If the coach and the entity confirm that he is going to play very little, it is more than possible that he will decide to go out on loan again, since the transfer is almost ruled out, since no one wants to make a significant outlay for someone with his injury history.

Mika Faye

The Senegal centre-back has been through all the states throughout the summer. A month ago it was assumed that he would leave, but then Barça preferred that he stay and wait to see what Flick thought. But there are many centre-backs in Barcelona, ​​the African is one of those who have played the least on the tour and therefore it is feasible that he could be transferred, since there are teams interested in him willing to pay an interesting amount. If no important proposals arrive, he could also leave on loan.

Alex Valle

The youth player's contract ends in 2025 and has an exit clause of only 3 million euros. Therefore, anything can happen with him, especially if he does not renew soon. However, Flick is delighted with his performance and versatility, since in the United States he has shown that he can play as a right-back despite being left-footed. He could remain as a wild card for the sides if he makes it easier to expand his bond with the entity, but he could also end up leaving.

Héctor Font

What happens with Font could also depend on what happens with Valle. The feeling is that if Álex continues, only if Barcelona cannot sign Joao Cancelo would Héctor have any option to stay in the first team. The youth player had won over Xavi Hernández and showed great potential in the minutes he was able to play for Barça last year, but in this pre-season Flick has shown to trust Valle more on the right and left, in addition to the former Levante, Gerard Martín also seems to have more options than him to be Alejandro Balde's possible substitute.

Players with some option to leave

On the exit 'ramp' there are quite a few players who could still leave FC Barcelona, ​​but for one reason or another they are not even remotely safe sales. There are cases, like that of Raphinha or Iñigo, in which the club makes efforts to release them, but it is the players who flatly refuse. Others, like Eric or Christensen, depend on how the team moves in the market and the position of the players to compete or not for minutes.

Iñigo Martínez

The Basque has a much higher salary than the role he could play and that is why Barça wants to close his exit. The problem is that the center-back has no intention of leaving and unless Flick makes it clear that he is not going to play almost at all, something unlikely, it does not seem like he is going to change options. It is not an impossible way out, but it is not one that can be taken for granted either.

Ilkay Gundogan

The German seemed to be in the unlikely exits section due to his reluctance to leave Barcelona, ​​but his recent trip to Turkey has changed everything. It seems that he is contemplating accepting offers from Fenebahce or Galatasaray, who could pay Barça around 20 million euros for him. From a football perspective it would be an important loss, since he was one of the 3 best on the team last season, but he is old enough and in his position there are high-level footballers to replace him in case he ends up leaving.

Andreas Christensen

The Dane is a good center back and a 'handy' midfielder, but he has a market and they could get between 30 and 40 'kilos' for him. At Barça they are considering listening to offers, but the player wants to continue and, if no pivot is signed, it is unlikely that business will be done for him, since he is a strong candidate to play many minutes there.

Ferran Torres

Although he is ahead of Ansu Fati in the forward rotation, the arrival of Olmo and the possible signing of Nico Williams leave him 'touched'. Without the Athletic player he would have more options to stay, since he would 'only' have Dani, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski ahead of him, but if the Navarrese arrived his departure would be a win-win. He has a market in England and the Catalans believe they could get between 30 and 40 million for him if he agrees to leave Barcelona, ​​something that is not at all clear either, since his intention right now is still to continue and fight for minutes.

Eric Garcia

Right now, the former Girona player is closer to staying than leaving. He has a record, it seems that the coach likes him and he can cover, in addition to the center back position, the right back positions, where he played in some duels in Girona, and the pivot position. With Míchel he has grown a lot and the feeling is that Barça wants to give him another opportunity.

Raphinha

Barcelona wants to transfer the Brazilian to make room for Nico Williams and finance his signing, but the former Leeds player refuses to leave. Millionaire offers have arrived from Arabia, but Raphinha is not even considering leaving Europe at his age to play in the Arab country. The winger would only leave if a Premier League big man went for him, something unlikely right now. It is an operation that is there and that cannot be ruled out 100%, but it is almost impossible unless the footballer changes his mind in the coming weeks.

Players with very few options to leave

In this small list there are mainly two footballers whose contract ends in 2026 and who have not yet renewed. In principle, the two could have been in the "possible exits" section, but their physical problems have meant that they have very few or no options to leave.

Ronald Araújo

Before the Copa América, Ronald's departure was a very real possibility. The center-back refused to renew his contract, which ends in 2026, and asked for a salary increase that was too large. The agreement between club and player was distant and it was by no means ruled out that the player would be open to leaving or that the club would show him the door in exchange for an important transfer. However, the Uruguayan was injured with his country and will be out until at least December 2024. This has caused everything to change and now his continuity is taken for granted until at least next summer. So, if he continues without renewing, something that cannot be known now, he will be transferred with almost complete certainty.

Frenkie de Jong

Something similar happens with the Dutchman to what happens with the Uruguayan, since his departure was on the table, but his injury has meant that it is no longer so much so. It is said that United want him, but that they are only willing to offer just over 40 million, which is an insufficient amount for what Barça values ​​Frenkie. Furthermore, the midfielder seems to want to stay, so everything indicates that he will have a new season to leave the 'ghosts' behind and show that he can still make history at the Camp Nou.