Barcelona announces the departure of 3 players and causes confusion in an official statement

This Sunday, FC Barcelona published a farewell message on its social networks addressed to Marcos Alonso . The Spanish defender ends his contract this June 30 as a Barça player and the club thanked him for his time with the entity. The defender will continue his career away from Barcelona after a spell at the culé club from which he won two titles, the Super Cup and the League won in the 2022-23 season, and in a season in which he has played just 8 games compared to 37 from the previous season.

Similarly, the club published the same message with Joao Felix as the protagonist. The Portuguese player is finishing his contract on loan with the Blaugrana team and, regardless of what ends up happening during the summer, since the Catalan club is considering continuing to count on him next season, the truth is that as of July 1, contractually he will once again be an Atlético de Madrid player.

The triplet of farewells was completed by Joao Cancelo , another of the Barça footballers who ends his contract this Sunday and who, like his compatriot Joao Félix, could continue but at a legal level this Monday, July 1, he will once again be a Manchester City player.

Confusion with the Portuguese

The club made the farewell message to Joao Félix and Cancelo as a formality since technically their loan contracts end on June 30, but by literally writing in the aforementioned publication that “he will not continue” at Barcelona, ​​in reference to both the one Like the other, a confusion was created that forced the club to delete the tweets and modify the news on its website since the Barça team’s intention is to continue counting on them for the next season, as recognized by the president Joan Laporta himself. .

Earrings by Sergi Roberto

Captain Sergi Roberto also ends his contract on June 30 but has a proposal to renew the club conditional on financial fair play. In any case, technically he will also stop being a Barça player this Monday, July 1 at the expense of what ends up happening during the summer.

Source: Mundo Deportivo