Hansi Flick‘s Barça is beginning to finalize details for the 2025/2026 preseason. In this regard, it has been announced that the Azulgrana team will go on a tour of Asia. But where the coach is focused, after returning from vacation, is on his players, as the team will not participate in the Club World Cup this June, unlike Real Madrid and Atlético.
“First we want to fix what we have at home”: Barça will part ways with Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, and Ansu Fati
As has been reported, there are up to three players that Hansi Flick knows he will most likely not be counting on. And not only because he has ruled them out, but because the club believes it is also the best solution, especially for the Blaugranas’ financial interests.
“First we want to sort things out at home,” said the director of football, Deco, in an interview. In this situation, Raphinha’s former agent has already rolled up his sleeves with a series of key renewals for the present and the future. The Brazilian winger is the latest to reaffirm his commitment until 2028.
Stars such as Pedri, Gavi, Pau Cubarsí, Fermín López, Ronald Araujo, and Gerard Martín have already signed their respective contract extensions, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Coach Hansi Flick, who also renewed alongside Raphinha, knows that there are players who need to move on, either on loan or on a permanent transfer.
Pablo Torre, a new departure to find minutes at Barça
We are referring here to the cases of Pablo Torre, Iñaki Peña, and Ansu Fati, in that order. In the case of the first, and although the coach has given him a few more opportunities this season, in Barcelona it is believed that Pablo Torre needs to go out on loan again to get more playing time.
For the time being, although it is the wish of his home team, Racing Santander, it is not ruled out that the player will return to El Sardinero, especially as they want to see him play for a team competing in Europe or, if possible, in the First Division with sufficient confidence. The latter is more feasible, as Racing is playing the promotion playoffs against Almería in the first round on June 8.
Iñaki Peña, a market opportunity
In the case of Iñaki Peña, he has been once again sidelined in recent days. First last winter with the signing of Sczcensy, who took the place of the then injured Ter Stegen. And now, with the German’s recovery, it is believed that the Pole will remain at ‘Can Barça’ as second goalkeeper and Iñaki Peña will only be the third goalkeeper and substitute for the substitute.
Given this situation, Flick considers it a good time to leave permanently or, at least, for an extended period. Thus, the goalkeeper is not part of his coach’s plans, who has been downplaying his importance in the team during the season, leading the goalkeeper to be more than determined to leave FC Barcelona in this summer’s transfer market.
Iñaki Peña has thus become a market opportunity that many teams, both inside and outside LaLiga, are keeping an eye on. Peña has become a market opportunity that many teams in the First Division and foreign leagues are considering. Some teams that have been linked with him lately are Sevilla and Valencia.
Galatasaray have also come knocking on his door, with the Turks believing they could pay the $10 million that Barça are asking for him. Iñaki earned a net salary of $3.5 million this season in Barcelona.
Relief for Ansu Fati
The latest player to appear almost certain to leave FC Barcelona is Ansu Fati, and this is something that Flick has known since practically the entire last season. For the moment, it looks like Monaco will be the club to secure a loan deal with an option to buy. This is a relief for Barcelona, but above all for the striker.
Ansu Fati wanted to feel important again, to feel loved again after being ostracised. Since returning from his failed loan spell at Brighton, it has been a difficult season for the youth player. A promising return was frustrated by injury, the door was left open in the winter after he watched most games from the bench, his desire to stay despite offers, a short-lived motivational video from Hansi Flick and finally his need to leave. After playing just 298 minutes spread over 11 games this season with Barça and realizing that he needed to find another place, Ansu Fati will leave, in principle, for AS Monaco in Ligue 1, probably on loan with an option to buy.