Barça plans next summer: Araujo and Ter Stegen key to cash in | OneFootball

Barcelona approached the last transfer window with a clear premise: to make the most of the room allowed by the 1:1 rule to strengthen the squad and cover the team’s needs. Now, with sporting planning on track and the future return to Montjuïc on the horizon, the strategy is beginning to change.

Next summer could be marked by departures. At the club, they believe income from transfers and savings on the wage bill will be key to tackling a new planning phase without compromising economic balance.

Araujo, a sale that could bring in 55 million

One of the deals Barcelona considers strategic is Ronald Araujo’s. The Uruguayan center-back is currently on loan at Liverpool, which has a purchase option worth 55 million euros.

At Barça, they are optimistic about this possibility. Araujo is performing well in England, and Liverpool has the financial capacity to make the investment.

Although the deal still has to be finalized, in Barcelona they believe the context could favor a permanent transfer at the end of the season.

For the club, it would mean a significant financial boost and would allow progress in the renewal of a defense that will also have to face other decisions.

Ter Stegen: the deal that also matters because of his salary

Marc-André ter Stegen’s case is different. Beyond the possible fee from his transfer, Barcelona sees it as essential to free up the substantial wage bill associated with the goalkeeper.

At present, the club has had to cover a large part of his salary during his loan spells at Girona and Ajax. However, his sporting situation has changed in recent months.

Ter Stegen has become an important player for Ajax and returned to the German national team, factors that could help recover part of his market value.

In Barcelona, they trust that a permanent departure could take place next summer, which would make it possible to save the salary corresponding to the final year of his contract and free up room for future deals.

Casadó and other assets are also on the radar

The sales of Araujo and Ter Stegen would not be the only major operations. Barça is also looking to find a permanent destination for Marc Casadó after his departure failed to materialize during the last transfer window.

The sporting department could also consider moves in other defensive positions. Alejandro Balde and Jules Koundé are seen as important assets and, if significant offers arrive, their situations could be assessed.

Both could represent significant income in the event of a sale.

From “sign everything needed” to cashing in

Barcelona’s strategy has changed scenery.

Last summer, the priority was to make use of the available room to strengthen a squad that needed depth in different positions. For the next window, the objective will be different: sell, bring in money, and reduce the wage bill.

The club has already begun preparing that scenario through loan moves and contractual decisions that could generate financial results at the end of the season.

The departure of players who are not part of the club’s future plans will be essential to create financial room. Only after completing that task will Barcelona be able to consider bringing in new players and making adjustments to a squad that currently has a competitive base.

Next summer, therefore, could be far less of a buying market and much more of a market of decisions for Barça’s sporting leadership.

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