What’s going on? Barcelona in trouble. After a month, a new member of the management team leaves, now a key player wants out after just one year

As if Barcelona didn’t have enough problems already. Something doesn’t seem to be quite right in the team. A new member of the management team has recently left the club after only a month, and now a key player is about to leave after a year.

• Barcelona’s first game of the new season is over
• Yet they still have new problems to solve
• A key player wants to leave

That Barcelona is in a financial crisis is neither news nor a secret. That’s also why it could only afford to buy one big name in the summer. The club’s offspring Dani Olmo, who arrived for around 60 million euros from RB Leipzig, is headed to Catalonia.

However, fans were hoping that president Joan Laporta would pull out and be able to bring in the star of the last Euros and Bilbao, Nico Williams. However, this failed to happen and the jewel of the Basque club will defend its colours for at least six months, if not a year or more.

Despite this, the Blaugranas have seen the imaginary start of a new era. The team has been taken over by coach Hansi Flick, who has a phenomenal record with Bayern Munich. But it was just a question of how he would fare at the Catalan big club, which has a completely different style of football in its DNA than the one the German coach prescribes.

However, supporters were delighted that no star left the team. There was interest in Lamine Yamal, for example, and Raphinha was also the subject of speculation. Instead, at least the club’s offspring and former ward of Flick – Thiago Alcantara– joined the implementation team.

But he didn’t even last a month. His arrival was announced on July 17, the end on August 16. No one knows the reason. It has only raised more questions and speculation whether everything is fine.

Will Barcelona also lose a key player?

On Saturday night, Barcelona took on Valencia in the first round of La Liga. However, shortly before the game, unexpected information appeared in the Spanish media. One of the mainstays of the club wants to leave. Ilkay Gündogan.

The now 33-year-old midfielder headed to Catalonia only a year ago as a free agent after having had fantastic years at Manchester City, where he was also captain. In his first season he played 51 games, scored 5 goals and accumulated 14 assists.

Why he wants to leave is again unknown. But there has been no talk about his future. According to Sport, he wants to leave the club this month. However, it is questionable whether Barcelona will allow him to do so. In any case, Gündogan didn’t play in the first game due to injury.

In addition, the former Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund player himself may have commented on social media on the Catalan side’s victory over Valencia in response to the speculation. Great job!”

Source: FC Barcelona, Sport.es