3 players set to leave Barcelona on a free this summer: Dembele, Alves…

Barcelona are undergoing a rebuild under Xavi Hernandez, and although his appointment and a strong January window saw the Blaugrana improve, they are set to end the season trophyless. A big summer lies ahead to try and close the gap to the top, and three players are set to leave the club for free.

The club are focusing Xavi’s project on the youth, with the likes of Pedri, Gavi and Nico Gonzalez all performing well at such a young age, and the three players set to depart all contain bags of experience.

Loanees Luuk De Jong and Adama Traore both have options to buy in their contracts, but it remains to be seen if the club use them, with De Jong in particular almost certain to leave.

Barcelona are in an unstable financial situation after years of reckless spending but are still expecting a fairly busy window of incomings, and any departures should make space on the wage bill for more new arrivals.

We’ve listed those whose contracts are set to expire in a couple of months’ time and could well leave the Camp Nou for nothing.

Before Xavi’s arrival, Dembele’s departure seemed a given. He had missed more games than he had played, and had never fully settled in Catalonia.

However, Xavi gave him a new lease of life, and Dembele started performing at a really high level to the extent that the club may give into his high wage demands and keep the 24-year-old winger at the club.

“I see him very happy, he’s very involved in the project since I arrived. I have no complaints about him”, as Xavi stated in April via Mundo Deportivo.

“It’s a question for Ousmane to answer on his future, I’m clear on that.

“He’s making a real difference for us, he gives assists, and in our way of playing it’s very important because of how I want to play, as