Barcelona new manager Koeman admits to squad clearout planned

Barcelona new manager Koeman admits to squad clearout planned

New Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman admits a squad clearout could happen this summer.

Koeman was appointed just a day after president Josep Maria Bartomeu admitted almost all of their senior squad were available for transfer.

Koeman said, "There are players of a certain age for whom there are doubts about their performance, but everyone must be respected.

"We are looking for the best for the club, but if there are decisions to be made, we will make them. Everything went very quickly since we started to work and talk about certain decisions that will have to be made.

"But I will not give names, out of respect for the players."