Barcelona summer clearout

News from the catalan club is that both squad and backroom staff will feature a massive summer clearout...

Even Champions League success will not save certain people as Laporta has become irate at barcelona's erratic form throughout much of the campaign...

Although still only gossip rijkaard could be destined for the exit door with potential suitors ac milan and Chelsea waitning in the wings...

The squad will feel a massive upheval as defenders:
1. Thuram
2. Sylvinho
3. Zambrotta

Could all be leaving

Also defensive and attacking midfielders and forwards are also facing the chop these include

1. Ezquerro
2. Gudjohnsen
3. Deco
4. Ronaldhino
5. Edmilson
6. dos santos
7. Henry

Although most is rumours you cant help think theres an element of truth to the matter as barcelona are looking to revamp there squad...

Possible targets

1. Quaresma ( Still have an activation clause since they sold him to porto)
2. Kerlon ( exciting brazilian prospect)
3. Ibrahimovic ( seen as larsson's long term replacement)
4. Javi Martinez
5. Xabi Alonso
6. Cristiano Ronaldo (never gonna happen)

Sylvinho just signed a new one year deal with Barca so I am pretty sure that he won't leave Barcelona. In my opinion the first thing Barcelona has to do is that when the season ends they'll have to fire Rijkaard and get a new manager like you said.

Cheers didnt know that bit suprised considering his age and role at the club

Ill put my house on henry leaving though ive been wrong many times before

Rijkaard is going. Mourinho or someone else is coming. I'd love Deco in a Man Utd shirt. He'd be a great signing for Arsenal too but they will never go for it.

mmmm i think i be interested in dos santos for Arsenal he be a great player and wenger will make him great and were used to knicking barcelona youth team hehe

I wouldn't say no to the splendid little maestro that is, Deco.

I think that will leave the club Rijkaard, Ronaldinho, Ezquerro, Edmilson, Thuramkamon, Zambrotta, Deco. And there are other players that can leave or stay like Gudjohnsen, Henry, Oleguer, Marquez and Giovanni. Is very probable that the new coach will be Guardiola. And Quaresma won't return, with one season we had enough.

Why would they get rid of Dos Santos? He's only about 19, and has huge potential.

Rijkaard will be gone for sure. How will take over? I'd bet on it being Mancini.

there get rid of him because they no a better club like Arsenal can sort him out better

Giovanni dos Santos isn't very good, who has a huge potential is Bojan and is only 17. Moreover, there is Gai Assulin, that soon will be in the first team. Barça won't sign Mancini, I think that if Barça win the Champions perhaps Rijkaard could continue and if don't then will be Guardiola and another option could be Laudrup.

Blimey, give the guy a break. He's a teenager ffs! How many teenagers at a team as huge as Barca succeed straight away?!

Other than Bojan.

Just look at Quaresma!! You saying he isn't very good?

Quaresma isn't good to play for Barça. When a young player coming from the youth system is good is easy to see in his first games, like Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol, Messi,....

Not always though.

Also Quaresma is like Riquelme. He works better as the focus of a team and it takes some player to be the focus of Barcelona and Quaresma isn't that good.

ouch in the sun today there was a big article about etto leaving that another big loss for barca by the looks of it there getting a whole brand new look to there squad other the summer

I think that Eto'o can leave in 2009 but not this summer.

Etto can go when he wants if the right amount of money comes in for barca

Can go when he wants but think that he wants to play one more year for Barça.

I agree he was poor but he has matured alot but id love him at Liverpool but if we dont get him id like to see him at barcelona he's 10 times the player he was

seriously dont know i think he's a good prospect but rumours are they think he has not progressed to the rate of messi and bojan....