Ronald Koeman assured in his last press conference of the season, after winning 'in extremis' the bottom Eibar (0-1) in Ipurúa, that he has had to work with a squad that is not his, with a project that he did not He had participated and that he had clear deficiencies in all the lines, since they only let him sign Sergiño Dest on the last day to reinforce the right wing.
With these words, the Dutch technician jumped on the bandwagon about the possibility of completing a deep renovation, as Joan Laporta has publicly announced, who speaks openly of the end of the cycle.
Koeman has hinted that he is very clear about the pieces to be played and the positions to be reinforcedr, ensuring that he has been working on the sports project for weeks together with the football director, Mateu Alemany, and the technical secretary, Ramón Planes.
According to AS has learned, Koeman would have planned the next squad with a total of at least nine casualties: Matheus Fernandes, Miralem Pjanic, Junior Firpo, Neto Murara, Martin Braithwaite, Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho, Francisco Trincao and Riqui Puig. These last two would be the possibility of raising a loan, since the club would not be willing to part with individual talents.
Apart from these nine casualties, there would be three more names that if a good offer came, Koeman would be willing not to have them: Sergi Roberto, Clement Lenglet and Ousmane Dembélé. In the case of the French forward, the position of the club is clear and crystalline: either he accepts to renew this summer to the downside or they will look for a transfer to him.
Heavy weights
The case of the heavyweights of the roster is especially delicate if Koeman continues, since consider both Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba and especially Sergio Busquets, very usable players, despite their age.
Evidently, The Dutch coach also has untouchable players, who practically coincide with those in the sports area: Ter Stegen, Ronald Araújo, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Ansu Fati, Sergiño Dest and Antoine Griezmann. The latter could end up on the second list, that of players who would open the doors if a good offer arrives, although his high record and the years remaining on his contract leave very few options to raise the viability of an operation of this draft.
Special case is Leo Messi, since his presence or absence would significantly modify the roadmap of the sports management
Among the players that Koeman would be willing to host for a new project are also some names from the subsidiary. Starting by Óscar Mingueza, Iñaki Peña and Ilaix Moriba, who have already earned their membership with the greats this year, as well as Nico González, Álex Collado and Konrad de la Fuente.