A total of nine players passed through the Ciutat Esportiva early in the afternoon to undergo the PCR test, a preliminary step to undergo a comprehensive medical examination this Wednesday and to begin the preseason on Thursday. The first to arrive at the Blaugrana facilities was the Brazilian Rafinha Alcántara. Subsequently began the tasting of soccer players who were presenting themselves at the Ciutat Esportiva to submit to the control of covid19. Some, like the lateral Juan Miranda, did it in a taxi, while the new incorporations of the Catalan entity, Trincao, Matheus and Pedri, did it aboard a Mercedes van with tinted windows driven by an employee of the club.
The complete list of players who underwent PCR tests on Tuesday was as follows: Rafinha, Oriol Busquets, Miranda, Trincao, Pedri, Tobido, Matheus, Wagué and Aleñá.
Everything indicates that of this list of nine footballers only a few will rejoin with the first team when the preseason begins in early September. The one with all the numbers is Sporting de Braga winger Francisco Trincao, for whom Barça paid 31 million to the Portuguese club. Also the midfielder Carles Aleñá could have options to continue at the club, as well as the young Canarian Pedri, although he has already announced that he would accept a loan to continue training and growing as a player. The big unknown is the midfielder Matheus, who this season has played on loan at Valladolid, but who has great confidence in his person at the club, as evidenced by the fact that seven million plus three of variables were paid to Palmeiras. Other cases, such as Rafinha, Wagué, Todibo, Busquets or Miranda, it seems clear that their future is very far from Barcelona.