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Lionel Messi wants 5 players sold
Lionel Messi is keen on improving the squad at Barcelona and has reportedly asked the board to make some changes. The Catalan side have signed Frenkie De Jong from Ajax and are reportedly in talks to sign his teammate Matthijs De Ligt too.
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However, to make further improvements to the squad, they need to sell the deadwood at the club. The board are keen on raising funds before making new signings in order to balance the books.
According to a report in Spain, Messi wants 5 Barcelona players sold in the summer. He has named Malcom, Rafinha, Denis Suárez, André Gomes and Ivan Rakitic as the players he does not wish to play with at Camp Nou next season.
Ernesto Valverde is also said to be in agreement with the list but has doubts on the sale of Ivan Rakitic.
