Barcelona eye ‘cut-price attacking trio of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Yannick Carrasco and loanee Abde’ as the cash-strapped Catalans prepare for summer exits in order to finance Lionel Messi’s return to the Nou Camp
- Barcelona must make up a financial deficit of £178million to sign any players
- Youngster Abde has impressed the club while out on loan at Osasuna this term
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Barcelona’s summer plans are thought to revolve heavily around a return to the Nou Camp for icon Lionel Messi, however they have also highlighted further options should they part company with a number of attacking players.
It was confirmed earlier in May that Messi would be leaving PSG at the end of his current contract, with Barca, Inter Miami and Al-Hilal all linked with a move for the 35-year-old.
But for the Blaugrana to have any chance of landing their former star they must sell players to make up a financial deficit to the tune of £178million before bringing in any new faces in summer.
As such, the club are thought to have outlined further cut-price options to strengthen their ranks given that a number of players may have to depart in order to raise the necessary funds, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.
Among that list is thought to be the attacking triumvirate of Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco, former Barca star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and the club’s young loanee Abde Ezzalzouli, plying his trade at Copa del Rey finalists Osasuna.
Lionel Messi will leave PSG at the end of the season and former club Barcelona have been linked with a return
Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo reports that the club are targeting a cut-price attacking trio
Yannick Carrasco is reportedly available to the club for £13.3million in the coming window
And those potentially leaving the club to free up some much needed space in the budget are believed to include the likes of Raphinha, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres in attack, as per the Spanish outlet.
Belgium international Carrasco is believed to be available to the Catalan giants for around £13.3m (€15m) in the summer, with his contract at the Wanda Metropolitano up at the end of next season.
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