Barcelona are still open to selling midfielder Miralem Pjanic this summer, while French defender Samuel Umtiti is negotiating a pay cut to remain at the club.
Both were linked with an exit throughout the transfer window as La Blaugrana looked to drastically reduce their wage bill - a large factor in the club's staggering financial turmoil and inability to register Lionel Messi before his departure.
Although the transfer window has shut in the majority of European countries, Barça are still looking to move 31-year-old Pjanic on. His agent is speaking to sides in Turkey and Russia, where clubs can still negotiate deals until 7 and 8 September respectively, according to RAC1, .
The Bosnia and Herzegovina midfielder arrived at Camp Nou from Juventus in a deal worth around €60m last summer, with Arthur Melo moving in the opposite direction. However, he has never been in favour under Ronald Koeman, playing just 619 minutes of La Liga action last term.
Pjanic has been one of the high-earning contingent of the squad thought to be on the way out earlier in the summer, and it still looks like a possibility.
Meanwhile, another of that group in Umtiti is likely to remain at the club. The 27-year-old has struggled with injuries since his arrival from Lyon in 2016 and has failed to register more than 14 La Liga appearances in any of the past three campaigns.
Despite this, it is reported that the World Cup winner sees himself as an important part of the project at Camp Nou and he is in talks to take a salary cut in order to stay put.
It's already been a summer of huge change at Barcelona. Departures include the likes of Ilaix Moriba, Antoine Griezmann and, of course, club legend Messi while incomings include Sergio Aguero and Memphis Depay before a deadline day loan deal for Sevilla's Luuk de Jong was sealed.
This article was originally published on 90min as Barcelona could still sell Miralem Pjanic this summer - Samuel Umtiti staying.
Source: www.90min.com