In the midst of the current international break, various news are already appearing that try to shed light on the future planning that many teams such as FC Barcelona continue to do.
While Sport tells us on Friday that FC Barcelona are confident of having enough income and margin to register Dani Olmo before the end of the year with the return to the 1:1 rule, the same media outlet explains on the other hand that another concern is growing in the club.
The Catalans are starting to notice that several key players have contracts expiring in 2026, yet only the renewals of Pedri and Gavi are progressing. There is a mix of information regarding the other nine players whose futures remain uncertain. Several ongoing situations For instance, the centre-backs: Íñigo Martínez, Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, and Andreas Christensen are all in the mix. The latter two appear to be the closest to securing new deals, although Christensen is consistently attracting interest and offers from major Premier League clubs.
Iñaki Peña, Héctor Fort, and Pablo Torre also have nearly two years left on their contracts, but their futures will largely depend on their playing time. This is somehow similar for Robert Lewandowski, though his situation is more influenced by his performance at his age.
The more complicated cases involve Frenkie De Jong (due to salary and performance issues) and Lamine Yamal. The young talent wishes to remain at the club he admires, but it won’t come cheap, even though it is a priority for the team.
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