Junior Firpo, Barcelona (Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
Barcelona sit top of La Liga heading into the Coronavirus break but they mustn’t be complacent. There is dead-wood to sort this summer…
Quique Setien is a manager that doesn’t settle for what he doesn’t like. That said, despite the recent struggle in power at Camp Nou, he will look to resolve this in time for the summer transfer window, whenever that may be.
However, he will know that as well as bringing in new players, there are a few that need to be shipped out. That said, here are the main three players that I think Quique Setien needs to sell this summer…
3. Junior Firpo
This one seems like the most obvious to me. Junior Firpo was given a chance at stardom this season after Jordi Alba picked up an injury but he didn’t make the most of his chances.
Firpo’s off-the-pitch attitude has transcended onto the pitch with his poor performances. He is simply not the man Barcelona needs and ageing at 23 years old, he has not shown any signs of improvement since making the promising jump to Catalonia.
Even Lionel Messi has advocated that Firpo should leave the club and he is a player that’s very hard to argue against since his judgement is valued by the Barca hierarchy.
Onto the next sale Barcelona should make.
Junior Firpo</a> was given a chance at stardom this season after <a href=https://playingfor90.com/2020/04/17/barcelona-3-players-quique-setien-sell/"https://fbref.com/en/players/4601e194/Jordi-Alba?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Jordi Alba</a> picked up an injury but he didn’t make the most of his chances.</p>
<p>Firpo’s off-the-pitch attitude has transcended onto the pitch with his poor performances. He is simply not the man Barcelona needs and ageing at 23 years old, he has not shown any signs of improvement since making the promising jump to Catalonia.</p>
<p>Even <a href=https://playingfor90.com/2020/04/17/barcelona-3-players-quique-setien-sell/"https://fbref.com/en/players/d70ce98e/Lionel-Messi?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lionel Messi</a> has advocated that Firpo should leave the club and he is a player that’s very hard to argue against since his judgement is valued by the Barca hierarchy.</p>
<p>Onto the next sale Barcelona should make.</p>
<div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #0" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://playingfor90.com/2020/04/17/barcelona-3-players-quique-setien-sell/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> 2. Ousmane Dembele </a>
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<p class="wp-caption-text" style="width:590px;">Ousmane Dembele, Barcelona (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)</p>
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<h3>2. Ousmane Dembele</h3>
<p>In all honesty, I think Barcelona should have sold <a href=https://playingfor90.com/2020/04/17/barcelona-3-players-quique-setien-sell/"https://fbref.com/en/players/b19db005/Ousmane-Dembele?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22>Ousmane Dembele</a> a while ago. Now he is bound to go for a weakened price than he was originally worth.</p>
<p>However, it’s a sacrifice Barcelona must make. If they are going to bring back <a href=https://playingfor90.com/2020/04/17/barcelona-3-players-quique-setien-sell/"https://fbref.com/en/players/69384e5d/Neymar?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Neymar</a> from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, which should be their priority, then there would be simply no place for Dembele in the Barcelona XI.</p>
<p>The Frenchman has had his moments and he shouldn’t receive a bitter goodbye from the Blaugrana fans. After all, he has been plagued with injuries which was bound to hinder his progress. Whenever he has played, he has typically been a worthwhile member to the starting XI.</p>
<p>Barcelona could still make some funds for Dembele while he is still worth something. Along with the sale of Firpo and the money they would get from the next player, they could seriously add some leverage to their Neymar pursuit.</p>
<p>Even if Barcelona don’t manage to sign Neymar due to the implications of the Coronavirus, there are other options out there that are better to fall back on than Dembele. For example, <a href=https://playingfor90.com/2020/04/17/barcelona-3-players-quique-setien-sell/"https://fbref.com/en/players/042e8a49/Kingsley-Coman?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kingsley Coman</a> from Barcelona would be a nice option to have. Barcelona cannot keep settling with their dead-wood players.</p>
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<p class="wp-caption-text" style="width:590px;">Philippe Coutinho, Bayern Munich (Photo by Ralf Treese/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)</p>
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<h3>1. Philippe Coutinho</h3>
<p>You win some, you lose some.</p>
<p>That’s certainly the moral of the story Barcelona can take from their signing of <a href=https://playingfor90.com/2020/04/17/barcelona-3-players-quique-setien-sell/"https://fbref.com/en/players/0ef89a37/Philippe-Coutinho?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22>Philippe Coutinho</a>. When he arrived from Liverpool, everybody rightfully expected big things but a few seasons down the line and it hasn’t been the case.</p>
<p>Now on loan at Bayern Munich, Coutinho is by no means performing badly, neither did he for in Spain, however he’s not showing any intent to be in Barcelona’s long-term future and they should respect this.</p>
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<p>When a player doesn’t want to be at a club, not only does it impact them but it impacts everybody else in the dressing room. Given all that is going on behind the scenes with the Barcelona hierarchy, the last thing fans want to see is that bad energy to transcend to the dressing room.</p>
<p>If the season is set to continue, then the Blaugrana players must give all they can to secure the top spot they hold proudly. They can only do this with a positive atmosphere and the players to match.</p>
<p>Let’s hope for a positive summer transfer window, although it’s bound to be a weird one.</p>
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