Posted on December 20, 2021 at 12:30 pm by The editorial staff Eager to recover funds to carry out certain expensive cases, FC Barcelona would be ready to clean up its workforce. Several players would therefore have been placed on the transfer list. Faced with great sporting difficulties, FC Barcelona would seek to strengthen. Joan Laporta would follow several paths, some more expensive than others. The Catalan president has already placed several names on his list such as Raheem Sterling , Ferran Torres , Erling Haaland or even Matthijs de Ligt . However, faced with the price of some files, FC Barcelona finds himself in a delicate situation because of the economic crisis which affects the Catalan club for several months. Barca will need to find the funds in order to be able to build a team capable of resuming success at national and European level. As a result, the Blaugrana are reportedly intending to part ways with several players. As Mundo Deportivo explains, the FC Barcelona would have put on sale several elements considered as not being essential in the workforce of Xavi . On this list, we can find Philippe Coutinho . Recruited in 2018 for an amount of around € 160m including bonus to compensate for Neymar's departure to PSG , the Brazilian has never been able to meet the expectations placed on him. The versatile attacking midfielder would not come under the plans of Xavi (only 5 times in 16 games played in all competitions). Several exits would open for the 29-year-old. Philippe Coutinho could return to the Premier League , where Liverpool , Everton and Newcastle are said to be interested. Or he could come back to Inter , where he played between 2008 and 2013. Samuel Umtiti would also be announced on the start. Regularly prone to injury after the World Cup 2018 , the Habs international lost his starting place under Ronald Koeman . And the arrival of Xavi didn't make a big difference. The Benfica Lisbon would not be against recovering it to relaunch it. But for the moment, the negotiations would be badly started because of the salary of the defender of 28 years, considered too high. But that's not all. Mundo Deportivo reports that Neto is also coming to the market. Like Samuel Umtiti , the salary of the Brazilian goalkeeper would be considered too high, especially for a replacement for Marc-André Ter Stegen. If Villarreal were ever interested in the 32-year-old goalkeeper, Neto would have no way out just yet. But some would send him to Premier League or to Serie A . FC Barcelona are also reportedly looking to part ways with Luuk de Jong . Last minute rookie of Ronald Koeman Last summer, the Dutch forward failed to convince his world. However, Sevilla FC would not want to break the loan that links the 31-year-old to Barça. However, the Andalusian club gave the Blaugrana carte blanche to negotiate a loan with another team for Luuk de Jong . Fenerbahçe would not be against winning the international Oranje. But the player would like to return to the Netherlands, more precisely to PSV , where he played between 2014 and 2019. Finally, FC Barcelona would see a good eye the departure of Sergiño Dest . The American right-back would not be essential in the eyes of Xavi . In addition, he would have a good rating in the transfer market thanks to his age (21 years). Joan Laporta has indeed planned a big cleaning in the workforce of Xavi . It remains to be seen if all these players will find another club soon. 
Laporta wants to part ways with Coutinho and Umtiti
Neto, Luuk de Jong and Sergiño Dest also on the departure
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