FC Barcelona announced 3 moves on Sunday afternoon through official statements shared on social media and on its website.
Barça showed on Saturday that right-back Sergiño Dest has already made his loan at PSV permanent.
The Dutch club may acquire the American foreigner for €11m, but they did not exercise an option to buy, as he was ruled out due to a torn ACL that could rule him out for nine months.
PSV appear to have landed Dest for free, and Barca keep a percentage of the sales in the long run.
On Sunday, Barça revealed 3 more departures, one of which they corrected.
Firstly, Marcos Alonso was not expected to continue his two-year tenure since he arrived from Chelsea, plagued by injuries in the past and the impossibility of locating the left-back position or competing with players such as Alejandro Balde, who also had his 2023/2024. The campaign was marred by a coup that sidelined him for the rest of his term at the end of the year.
“Marcos Alonso will not continue at FC Barcelona, as the Spanish defender’s contract ends on June 30. FC Barcelona would like to express its gratitude for his commitment and dedication, and wishes him the best and all the luck in the future. “, Barca said about Alonso.
Technically, FC Barcelona are no longer the loanees Joao Félix and Joao Cancelo.
The two Portuguese were signed on the last day of the 2023 summer window and their loan contracts with Atletico Madrid (Felix) and Manchester City (Cancelo) have already expired.
“FC Barcelona publicly thanks you for your commitment and determination and wishes you good luck and fortune in the future,” the Catalans said of the “Joaos”, correspondence about them was deleted.
Fabrizio Romano shared some other statements, which he also discarded.
“Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo will not continue at FC Barcelona,” he said.
“The Spanish defender’s contract ends on June 30,” he added about Alonso, “as well as the loan contracts of the two Portuguese players, who will return to their respective clubs. “
It is understandable that some have taken this as an indicator that president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco should not buy players from their clubs directly, but we cannot give this in writing until the start of next season, especially when the statements have been removed.
Until then, Barca will most likely try to increase the budget through more sales and exits, and then turn to City and Atleti to try and reach an agreement on the right-back and left-back.
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