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Barcelona s board is busy making money, head coach Frick firmly closes the player s door to leave

11:08am, 23 August 2025Football

Barcelona is entering the final stage of the summer transfer window, and the registration of some players on the team is still open. As the return to the 1:1 fair play rules becomes increasingly impossible, the Catalan giants have to rely on selling players to comply with La Liga financial regulations.

Romeu's contract termination is coming, and Hector Ford and Penia will also leave on loan, but these are far from enough! ESPN reported that the Barcelona board remains open to offers from Casador, Araujo, Christensen and Fermin.

However, head coach Frick has made it clear that he does not want players to leave his team at this stage of the transfer window. The situation for Cassado is quite subtle. The midfielder who suddenly rose last season is no longer a regular starter. A source told ESPN that sports director Deco realized that Barcelona still needed to save money to meet financial needs, so he thought it would be a good deal if he could receive a €30 million offer.

However, Frick was determined to keep Casador in the team. The 21-year-old midfielder played 36 official games for the first team last season, playing a key role in the absence of De Jong and Bernard due to injury.

Meanwhile, Fermin, who started in the La Liga opener against Mallorca, has attracted the attention of many giants this summer. As the media reported, teams such as Manchester United and Chelsea are ready to take a big gamble on him, but Frick rejected the possibility of his departure.

As for Araujo and Christensen, after veteran Martinez left Saudi Arabia and became teammates with Ronaldo, there were few options available for Barcelona's defense line. Without new players, it was impossible to let them go.

The situations of the two are different. Araujo has replaced Martinez, and Christenson is simply willing to leave, and is likely to plan to rush to say goodbye as a free agent after his contract expires next summer.

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