This weekend, Barcelona are taking on Udinese and Nottingham Forest in a pre-season triangular tournament in Udine. It will provide another test for Hansi Flick’s squad ahead of the 2026-27 campaign kicking off for them in two weeks’ time, and it has also allowed the club to make clear that certain players are set to depart.
In the last few days, Barcelona have been working on several deals, both for incomings and departures. Rodri is close to being signed, whereas Ronald Araujo is on the verge of being loaned out to Liverpool after an agreement was reached between the two clubs. Meanwhile, Marc Casado and Roony Bardghji are also expected to move on, and [Jijantes FC](https://x.com/JijantesFC/status/2086007616161841653?s=20) have now reported that both have been left out of the squad to face Udinese and Nottingham Forest.
Casado and Bardghji have been informed by both Flick and the club that they are not included in the squad going to Italy. Barcelona are keen to ensure that they do not pick up injuries that could derail a possible exit, which is starting to look more and more likely as time goes on.
It was important for Barcelona to generate funds this summer in order to ensure that they could make all of their desired signings. Moving on the likes of Ansu Fati and Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been important, and Araujo’s exit is crucial too, given that Liverpool are covering all of his wages for the duration for his loan move.
Despite this, Barcelona have barely raised funds from player sales, but in the cases of Casado and Bardghji, they should be able to bring in enough to go for their top targets. [The former is closest to join Al Hilal](https://barcanewsnetwork.com/barcelona-and-al-hilal-remain-apart-in-marc-casado-negotiations/) at this stage, whereas the latter has been linked to various clubs across Europe.