According to a new report from Daily Sport, FC Barcelona are facing a tricky issue in terms of salary - the future of French center back Alexandre Longley. Although Longley is still with Barcelona's first team for pre-season training, he is not in the team's plans for the new season, and his salary has become a key issue for the team to resolve.
In recent years, Langré has not been able to get stable playing opportunities at Barcelona and has been loaned out to other teams several times. However, Barcelona have yet to receive a suitable offer to resolve Longley's contractual issues in the transfer market. This has forced Barcelona to start considering other solutions to free up salary space and optimize the squad.
According to reports, Barcelona have tried to persuade Langrée to play in the Saudi League, but have been strongly resisted by the player himself. In addition, although some European teams have expressed interest in Longley, these teams can only afford about 20% of his salary, which makes it difficult for the two sides to reach a transfer agreement.
In the face of such a predicament, Barcelona began to consider the termination of contract negotiations with Longley. If a suitable solution cannot be found until the end of August, Barcelona will most likely choose to terminate Longley's contract in order to free up salary space and free up funds for the team's future reinforcement work.
Although Longley's career at Barcelona did not go as well as expected, the club recognized his professionalism. During his time on loan, Longley has never caused any problems for the team and his professionalism and dedication has been recognized by all parties. However, in the face of the realities of the transfer market and the team's salary structure, these advantages do not seem to be enough to change Longley's future at Barcelona.
It will be a tough decision for Barcelona to terminate Longley's contract. But considering the long-term development of the team and the need to optimize the payroll space, this decision may become an important step that Barcelona must take before the new season.
