Central overbooking: this is everyone’s situation

After a blank year, the sports management of FC Barcelona, with the opinion of the technical staff, was obliged to redesign the squad to aim to win titles next season. Besides getting the reinforcements right, decoration and Xavi They will also have a lot of work to define the defense, especially the axis, where they can accumulate up to eight center backs in the coming summer, among those in the squad, including loanees. Below we detail the situation of each of them:

Ronald Araujo

Negotiating with Barça, but not in a hurry

The Uruguayan center back is negotiating his renewal with Barça. Laporta said in the interview with MD that he is optimistic, but Bayern Munich and Manchester United continue to insist on him. The Barça club is waiting for him to give a response, but the Uruguayan is in no hurry. He has a contract until June 2026.

2

Jules Koundé

A highly regarded central defender in the Premier

The French center-back has been able to perform at a high level this season as a right-back, although his goal is still to act as a center-back, a position in which he succeeded at Sevilla. Although he is being counted out, Koundé is a highly sought after player in the Premier League and even in France he has been linked with PSG. He has a contract until 2027, but if a significant offer comes, it will be appreciated.

3

Andreas Christensen

The center is converted to a pivot

The Danish center back has become a pivot and a key piece for Xavi from his new position. In principle, the arrival of one or two pivots will return him to the rear axis. Barça is counting on him, but his continuation also depends on the offers that may come for him because his sale will be clean and will help the fair game.

4

Pau Cubarsi

The only untouchable and about to renew

In his first season with the first team, at only 17 years old, Pau Cubarsí became a key part for Barça His emergence sparked the interest of the big teams, and more than knowing that he had a clause of 10 million only. . Barça acted quickly and were close to renewing his contract and protecting him with a no-holds-barred clause.

5

Inigo Martinez

Pending registration of your contract

The 32-year-old Basque center-back is only registered until June 30. Your situation needs to be studied carefully. Although Xavi is counting on him, he has a big chip and will have other priorities first. In this context, the exit is not excluded, but it is necessary to see if the footballer is ready to leave after the ‘sacrifice’ he made for Barça, with whom he signed until June 2025.

6

Eric Garcia

Back from his loan from Girona

Eric Garcia left at the end of the transfer window last summer for Girona with the aim of getting minutes and helping Barça in fair play. He has become a key piece for Míchel, who has already shown his desire to keep him. However, from the beginning he returned to Barça. Xavi is counting on him, but everything depends on the offers that come. He has a contract until June 2026.

7

Clement Lenglet

Back from his loan at Aston Villa

The French central defender is not part of Xavi’s plans and, as was the case last summer, he will have to find a new outlet. This season, he played on loan at Emery and Monchi’s Aston Villa. It is necessary to see if the ‘villains’ want to continue to rely on him or if there are other teams interested. Lenglet is in no rush to make a decision and will wait until the end of the Euro Cup to make a decision for the future.

8

Mikayil Faye

A central defender pushing for promotion

The Senegalese central defender of Barça Atlètic, who made his debut in his country’s senior team at the age of 19, is a support for Rafa Márquez in the Barça reserve team. Barça already rejected an offer of nine million from Lens in January and the club believe that more important offers for him will come this summer. At the moment he counts for the first team for next season and the club has already informed him.