Romeu also hinted star talents such as Frenkie de Jong could be allowed to leave if their departures would allow Barca to strengthen Xavi’s squad.
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Ahead of victory over Elche, Xavi stated in Barcelona’s pre-match press conference on Friday that his team still retains hope of winning LaLiga Santander, but Ancelotti is not worried about the Blaugrana.
The France international is running down the final few months of his existing Blaugrana contract and is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2021-22 season.
The La Liga champions confirmed in a statement on Friday that the Brazil forward’s claim to a £39.5 million (€43.6 million) bonus had been “fully dismissed”.
Barcelona have confirmed former striker Patrick Kluivert has returned to the club as the new director of youth football.
The 30-year-old suffered a knee injury as the Catalans fell to a 5-1 aggregate defeat to arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana on Wednesday.