5 players Barcelona should sell this season
With the exit from the UEFA Champions League and the chance to only possibly win the double this season, Barcelona have failed to live up to their previous season. Luis Enrique signed very few but talented players in the past three windows and they've all done well for the club bar a few signings. Then there are the few stars who have come in this season and have faced little or no judgement thanks to the transfer embargo the club were under.
While the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique being untouchables, there are a bunch of Catalan superstars who the club should arrange moves for.
Here are five Barcelona stars who the club ought to get rid of and possible replacements:
#5 Marc-Andre ter Stegen
The only reason Marc-Andre ter Stegen is this low on the list is because as a departure, he wouldn't affect the first team considerably. The German – who signed from Borussia Monchengladbach – has been the Catalan's go-to UEFA Champions League keeper this season.
With only four Liga appearances this season, the German has been linked with moves to the English Premier League with Manchester City and Liverpool touted as possible destinations. Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola – who is to take over at the Etihad – has expressed an interest in signing the 23-year-old.
Barcelona have used Chilean Claudio Bravo as their Liga keeper and are likely to keep him in the squad just for that purpose. His sale wouldn't in any considerably affect the squad making it an easier-than-usual decision.
Possible replacements: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mattia Perin and Thibaut Courtois.