Barcelona coach Xavi ponders withdrawing shirt numbers from fringe players | OneFootball

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·4 August 2022

Barcelona coach Xavi ponders withdrawing shirt numbers from fringe players

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Barcelona coach Xavi is ready to withdraw shirt numbers from several fringe players for the new season.

Barca are encouraging several outcasts to find themselves new clubs before the summer market shuts.


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They can register 25 players for the LaLiga season, though Xavi is currently working with 33 in preseason.

Alex Collado and Nico Gonzalez could be moved on, along with Riqui Puig, who is in talks with LA Galaxy.

In attack, Martin Braithwaite has been urged to leave, while offers will being invited for Memphis Depay. And at the back, the two prime candidates to depart are Samuel Umtiti and Sergino Dest.

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