Barcelona boss Hansi Flick currently has 35 players in his pre-season training squad but is ready to wield the axe ahead of the tour to Asia.
The German coach is planning on taking around 26 players on the pre-season tour, meaning he is going to have to hand out some disappointing news in the coming days.
Flick confirmed his decision to the media on Thursday morning as he met members of the press before the latest pre-season training session.
The big question now is who will be left out and there are
plenty of candidates, not least Marc-Andre ter Stegen who has been training alone and is now considering surgery for a back problem.
Oriol Romeu, who is not in Flick’s plans for the season after returning from a loan with Girona, is another player who could be left at home.
There’s a host of youngsters who may also drop out, although all will surely be eager to get on the plane and try to impress Flick before the start of the new season.
Landry Farre, Toni and Guille Fernandez, Jan Virgili, Juan Hernández, Ibrahim Diarra, Jofre Torrents and Dro Fernandez have all been working with the senior squad.
Dani Rodriguez has also been back at work, following shoulder surgery, but his injury could see him left behind.
Barcelona are due to play Vissel Kobe, FC Seoul and Daegu FC on their tour, with the first game set for July 27th.
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