Posted on December 9, 2021 at 11:30 am by Amadou Diawara
While FC Barcelona will not play the knockout stages of the Champions League, Xavi should see its workforce revolutionized in 2022. Indeed, Memphis Depay, Ousmane Dembélé, Gerard Pique, Philippe Coutinho, Sergino Dest, Sergio Busquets and Frenkie de Jong could set sail and leave Barca in January or June.
FC Barcelona is going through a nightmarish season. After a catastrophic start to 2021-2022, Ronald Koeman was dismissed by Joan Laporta. To take over from the Dutch, the president of Barça decided to trust an elder of the house: Xavi. However, the ex-Catalan captain could not avoid the worst this Wednesday evening. Opposed to Bayern for the last match of the group stage in the Champions League, Barça had their destiny in hand. In case of victory against the gang at Robert Lewandowski, the Blaugrana team qualified for the knockout stages of the C1. However, Xavi's men were corrected by Bayern (3-0) and saw Benfica win (2-0) against Dynamo . As a result, Barça will have to be content with the Europa League for the rest of the season. A disaster scenario that could have a terrible snowball effect.
Ousmane Dembélé already condemned to leave?
With the elimination of his team in Champions League, Xavi could see many elements of his squad take the door, starting with his two offensive stars that are Memphis Depay and Ousmane Dembélé. According to information from Calciomercato.it, < strong> Memphis Depay would have been chosen by Ronald Koeman and would not really fit the mold of Xavi. In these conditions, the departure of the former striker and captain of the OL would not be “impossible”. For his part, Ousmane Dembélé, who will be at the end of his contract on June 30, would always come a little closer to a departure. While he would still be in the sights of Juventus, the number 7 of FC Barcelona would have a better chance of leaving without Champions League. Thus, the Bianconeri could take advantage of the situation and complete a new XXL shot at 0 € with Ousmane Dembélé.
Depay, Piqué, Busquets … now on the way?
In addition to Memphis Depay and Ousmane Dembélé other key elements of Barça could migrate to other horizons in 2022. According to Calciomercato.it, some locker room executives, like Gerard Piqué, could flee FC Barcelona in January or summer next. In addition, Sergino Dest, who would also have caught the eye of Juventus, or even Frenkie de Jong would also be concerned by a possible departure. At the same time, Philippe Coutinho, who was already considered an undesirable before elimination in the Champions League, would still be condemned. Finally, Xavi and Joan Laporta should assess the case of Sergio Busquets. It remains to be seen what the coach and the president of Barça plan for arrivals.