Koeman and Abidal to begin Barcelona first team clean up after appointment is made official.

The reported appointment of the Koeman will be only the first step in Barca's renovation.

Barcelona order Ronald Koeman and sporting director to reshuffle the first-team squad, El Larguero report.

The Catalans want to ship away heavyweights like Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic and others.

The club could apply salary cuts on some of the players if they refuse to leave.

After Quique Setien's dismissal, Koeman is expected to be appointed by Blaugrana on Tuesday, August 18.

Previously, it was reported that Barca had put as many as 17 players on the transfer market.