31 Players Set To Start Preason With Xavi Next Week

Xavi will start his first-ever preseason as Barcelona manager in the coming week at the Ciutat Esportiva.

The Barca gaffer will have as many as 31 players to look at from July 4 when the preseason starts.

Without further ado, let's take a look at those players:

5 retuning loanees

Francisco Trincao. The Portuguese winger is returning from Wolves.

Inaki Pena. The goalie returns from Galatasaray.

Miralem Pjanic. The midfielder is coming back from his spell at Besiktas.

Alex Collado. The attacking midfielder was sent on loan to Granada.

Rey Manaj. The striker will return from Spezia.

12 senior team regulars

Ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Pedri, Gavi, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres and Aubameyang.

The aforementioned players are already established with the Blaugrana. They are the core of the Barcelona setup under Xavi.

13 players who could leave

Neto, Lenglet, Mingueza, Umtiti, Balde, Dest, Frenkie De Jong, Nico, Riqui Puig, Abde, Memphis Depay and Martin Braithwaite

The players mentioned in this case could be sold by Barcelona before the end of the transfer window

One new signing

Pablo Torre is the new signing who will join the team for preason in July.

Source: Mundo Deportivo | Tribuna.com