Revealed: the five players Barcelona want to sell to increase their transfer budget
The Argentinean is said to have rejected an opening € 34 million-a-year bid from Barcelona but talks between the two parties are ongoing. Messi’s Barcelona contract expires in June 2018 and the blaugrana are confident their star striker will sign a contract extension with the club.
Extending Messi’s stay at the club, however, won’t be the only investment Barcelona will make as the blaugrana also need to add depth and quality to their squad.
Diario Gol quotes Spanish paper Sport claiming that there are five players on Barcelona’s list of departures. Arsenal target Arda Turan is been included in the list alongside Aleix Vidal who is being struggling with game time since joining the club in January 2016.
​Mascherano, Jeremy Mathieu and Paco Alcacer could also leave the Camp Nou in the summer although each one of the aforementioned players have told representatives of Barcelona that they won’t leave the club for a worse contract than the one they current have in Cataluña.