3 Players Barcelona need to get rid of

Ever since Ernesto Valverde took charge of FC Barcelona, there were high expectations of a better finish in the UEFA Champions League. However, their UCL campaign came to an end at the hands of AS Roma in a spectacular set of fixtures. And the story of getting knocked out in the quarter finals continued. But, the team played some exceptional domestic football and won the La Liga & Copa Del Rey with ease.

Barcelona played one of their best La Liga seasons, scoring tons of goals and almost finishing the campaign unbeaten.

In La Liga, Valverde looked to play his full strength squad, and in the Copa del Rey, the lineup mostly consisted of the players who were not called up frequently.

Despite, this effort to balance the squad in terms of playing time, Barcelona had players who were not called at all for different reasons.

The Spanish giants would like to sell some of these less used players to refurnish their squad, and make room for the new signings and their wages. Barcelona have made some new signings and might sign more players, so it is obvious they need to free up some space in their dressing room.

Let’s take a look at 3 players FC Barcelona need to get rid of.

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#3 Denis Suarez

Denis Suarez

The attacking midfielder failed to impress at Barcelona. The expectations from a player are very high at a club like Barcelona, and Denis failed to cope up with the pressure of playing for the Catalan giants.

He wasn’t called up frequently, but he failed to deliver when he got the chances. He currently has the number 8 jersey. which was previously worn by club legend Xavi Hernandez. Despite having his jersey number, Denis failed to replicate his performances for the team and failed to make his mark in the lineup.

Barcelona have recently signed Arthur who’d try to fit in the squad and might well want to take the number 8 jersey from Denis Suarez. Suarez is young and has potential, he must start from a mid table club in Europe, where he may find his best form again.

#2 Ousmane Dembele

Ousmane Dembele

The French winger spent almost half of his time at Barcelona recovering from injuries. Dembele was signed to replace Neymar. It is obvious that the expectations from a player of Dembele’s calibre were very high.

He spent most of the time fighting with injuries, and was labeled as injury prone by many. Though, he was a spectacular player at Dortmund and many top clubs wanted him. He was underused at Barcelona and subsequently his form has declined.

Even though he was called up for the French squad for the World Cup, he wasn’t given much time whereas Kylian Mbappe became their main man.

Now that Barcelona have signed a dynamic winger in Malcom, who plays in the same position as Dembele, it is obvious that his future at Barcelona doesn't look bright.

With Ousmane Dembele being young and still being in demand, the Spanish club would surely like to sell him and make some room for Malcom.

#1 Andre Gomes

Andre Gomes

The 24-year-old Portuguese midfielder was expected to be one of the top midfielders in the world. Real Madrid and Barcelona both battled to sign the former Valencia man, and Barcelona won this battle having signed the player for an initial £31 million.

But what Barcelona failed at was they did not realise that Gomes woouldn't fit in their set up. He's a physical as well as technical player, who would not suit the well composed Barcelona midfielder, who likes to hold the possession of the ball.

Not living up to the expectations and high price tag, Gomes lost his confidence as well as his form, and ended up spending a lot of time on the bench. He's not called upon frequently, and faces criticism from the Barca fans.

The Catalan club must sell him to a team where he will get more playing time, and could prove himself, and restore the confidence in himself.