Barcelona is set to lose a top midfielder after Hansi Flick approved the player’s departure from the first-team squad.
With Hansi Flick mapping out his tactical core, the club is heavily focused on streamlining the first-team roster to balance the wage bill and secure necessary financial flexibility.
While the initial group of players not involved in international commitments is scheduled to report for routine medical examinations on July 13, the technical staff is working urgently to resolve individual futures beforehand.
The player at the center of this sudden summer exit track is 22-year-old La Masia graduate Marc Casadó.
Despite being among the select group initially slated to kick off early training under Hansi Flick, the defensive midfielder has reportedly come to terms with the fact that his path to consistent first-team minutes in Catalonia has become heavily congested.
According to Diario Sport, Barcelona’s management is eager to finalize his transfer early in the window, meaning the young midfielder is highly likely to leave the club before pre-season preparations even officially begin.
Casadó’s situation is developing quickly due to intense interest from foreign markets.
While a move to Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco was previously considered the most advanced path—with a provisional agreement reportedly discussed—a new twist involving superagent Jorge Mendes has temporarily paused that trajectory.
Mendes is currently exploring the possibility of embedding the midfielder into a completely separate, high-stakes market operation.
Internal sources suggest Casadó could potentially be routed toward Saudi Arabia as part of Barcelona’s ongoing structural negotiations to secure a permanent deal for Al-Hilal defender Joao Cancelo.
Regardless of whether he ultimately lands in France or the Middle East, both the club and the player’s camp have mutually accepted that a definitive parting of ways is the best solution to advance his career.
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