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The fallout from the internal combustion at Barcelona was quite unsettling on several levels. The Catalans had invested heavily in the market and received terribly dismal results in return and the team had been rocked by the goings-on at the management level.
The signings of Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho cost La Blaugrana a fortune and none of these signings worked out initially. It's good news that they seem to be kicking into form at least now. Well, it look them long enough.
Meanwhile, Barcelona also signed several other players, on loan deals and otherwise, who never really looked like they would go on to contribute much to the side. Right now, they find themselves in a situation where they have to sell players in order to bring new ones in.
This has become a necessity. But it's not a problem as Barcelona have several players on their payroll who they can't wait to get rid of.
5 Barcelona players who have no future at the club
#5 Martin Braithwaite
Barcelona signed Braithwaite from Leganes for a sum of €18 million. He was seen as a stopgap signing and was expected to be offloaded this summer. However, the Covid pandemic hit and Barcelona weren't in a financial position to make big money signings and as such Braithwaite has stayed.
Though Ronald Koeman is growing to like Braithwaite, it hasn't really looked like he has a whole lot to offer for Barcelona. Braithwaite wants to kick on and make the most of his Barcelona dream. However, his representatives are aware of the feasibility of that and the need to look for a new home.
Also, Barcelona have made no secret of their desire to sign Memphis Depay and Braithwaite will be the player they will look to sell in order to bring the Lyon forward in.
#4 Matheus Fernandes
The case of Matheus Fernandes is quite curious. Barcelona paid €10 million to secure his services in January 2020. He was immediately sent on loan to Real Valladolid but he was handed just three appearances there.
Barcelona were keen to send the 22-year-old on loan again upon his return. However, Fernandes and his camp rejected the opportunity. AS Monaco had shown interest in him and it would have been a great chance for Fernandes to develop.
He is not going to get chances under Ronald Koeman and everyone knows that by now. Starved for game time, Fernandes is keen to leave the club now and Barcelona will reportedly help him do that.
#3 Junior Firpo
It has become quite clear by now that Junior Firpo does not feature in Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman's plans for the season. He has made just one appearance this season and that has come from the bench.
The 22-year-old left-back should leave the club because he has no future at the Camp Nou. He has fallen down the pecking order and 20-year-old right-back Sergino Dest is preferred in his position over Firpo.
He hasn't really turned in any performance to gain Ronald Koeman's trust and it doesn't look like he will be afforded any more either. In fact, Firpo is now the first name on the list of players Barcelona want to sell because they don't have much use for him as things stand.
#2 Samuel Umtiti
Barcelona are hoping to get a lot of funds freed up through the sale of defender Samuel Umtiti. However, given his injury record, it is hard to see Barcelona getting a lot of money in return for his sale.
Umtiti is extremely injury-prone and though he is just 27-years-old and he has a lot of talent, teams are usually not willing to take a chance with someone who spends so much time on the sidelines.
Olympique Lyon were keen on signing him but were deterred by Barcelona's asking price. Koeman is keen on signing Eric Garcia from Manchester City and Umtiti does not seem to have much of a future at the club.
#1 Sergio Busquets
Don't get us wrong. Busquets will play an integral role for the rest of his stint at Barcelona. He has been one of their main players so far this season but at 32-years-old, it is best that he and the club part ways.
It is hard to find a holding midfielder as technically gifted and languidly elegant as Busquets who has been of such great service to Barcelona. However, he is not getting any younger and the longer Barcelona remain in denial and delay moving on to the next chapter, the worse it is going to get for them.
Also, this might be the last chance for Barcelona to actually make some money from selling the club legend. Plus, with Frenkie De Jong already there in the squad, Barcelona can look to further reinforce their midfield with a promising young holding midfielder.
