Pedri, Araújo, Lamine... The folders that Deco must resolve for next summer

The FC Barcelona board has a clear roadmap regarding departures and renewals for the next two years. After a 2024 summer with few movements due to the Barça's low salary margin, the club has on the horizon the resolution of the future of 12 first team players whose contract ends in 2026. Of them, three are young people considered non-transferable (Lamine, Pedri and Gavi), while the rest are still far from defining their continuity at Can Barça.

Names such as Oriol Romeu, Pablo Torres and Iñaki Peña appear on the list. The former agreed to return on loan to Girona this season, while the Cantabrian and the goalkeeper remained under Hansi Flick to help as replacements. Of the three, the one who has the least chance of staying is Romeu, for whom Barça hopes to negotiate a permanent transfer in the next winter market. In the case of the midfielder, he could also leave in January, depending on the number of minutes he accumulates in the first half of 24/25.

Frenkie, Araújo and Lewandowski, the most complex cases for Barça

The future looks more complicated with Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araújo and Robert Lewandowski. Barça hoped to make money with either the Dutchman or the Uruguayan this summer, but their injuries closed the door to any negotiations. In principle, both are reluctant to leave, which is why the Barça board runs the risk of losing them at 'zero cost' in 2026 or ending up accepting a sale below their market value.

With Robert Lewandowski, the rumors about his departure have dissipated thanks to his good start to the season, but the Pole's future will be the subject of debate again in 2025, since the age factor (he turned 36 in August) weighs heavily in the face of the which could be his last season as a culé. The future of players like Andreas Christensen, Eric García and Héctor Fort is also uncertain.

In principle, the full-back was one of the kids in the squad with the best projection for 24/25, but his lack of prominence in the first rounds of the League raises doubts about his future. There is nothing defined with Eric either, although Hansi Flick considers him an important piece for the first half of the season as an alternative for the pivot position. Finally, the Dane also has serious doubts about his continuity after being left out of the squad, at least, until January due to a muscle injury.

Barça has the renewals of Pedri, Gavi and Lamine under control

The outlook looks much calmer with Pedri González, Gavi and Lamine Yamal. The board already began contacts with the Tenerife native last April to extend his contract, at least, until 2029, while with the Andalusian there should also be no problems renewing him next year, once he fully recovers from his injury. As for Lamine, Barça only renewed him until 2026 last year due to legal restrictions on signing youth players, but the board has already agreed to the automatic extension of his contract for five more years (until 2031) as soon as the winger reaches the age of majority. of age in July 2025.