It's a list that comes up every summer these days regarding Barcelona, as they enter the summer once again looking to make sales. List of players that the Blaugrana will not consider making offers for, or the “untouchables”. This year, this list includes only five players, and Barcelona will be open to sales for all other players.
According to Sport, this year's list includes Pedri, Javi, Lamine Yamal and Pau Kuparsi. All four make sense as young players who have the potential to become the best on the planet in their position, and players who carry the hopes of Barcelona fans who dream of a brighter future.
The fifth name is also only 19 years old, but his “non-transferable” tag comes as a surprise: Mikayil Faye. The Senegalese defender joined from Croatian second-tier club NK Kostocija for €1.5m last summer and has impressed for Rafael Marquez's Barcelona side, but is yet to make his first-team debut.
🚨 Barcelona warned Paris Saint-Germain: Lamine Yamal is not transferable. Barcelona have already completely closed the door on the winger's departure. Lamine has a contract until 2026, but there is an agreement to extend it until 2030 when he turns 18. @sports
— Barca Center (@BarcaCenter) April 24, 2024
The plan with Faye is for him to receive a pay rise and be promoted to the first team this summer, with the aim of becoming one of the team's regular starters in the coming years. A left-footed centre-back would suggest that Koparsi and Vai are seen as the central defensive pairing of the future.
Faye looked as if he was a prime candidate for a quick sale this summer, as a player they could make big profits on, and with a lot of interest. The fact that he has yet to make his first-team debut means they can do so without impacting the first-team, but perhaps that only reinforces the idea that Ronald Araujo will be on his way out this summer.
