Six Barcelona Players Train Separately as Club Moves to Finalise Summer Exits

BARCELONA, Spain — With most of its World Cup contingent now back in pre-season, FC Barcelona has begun sorting its first-team squad into its final shape for the 2026/27 campaign, pulling six fringe players out of daily training with Hansi Flick’s main group as the club works to close out a busy stretch of summer departures.

Findings show the six players affected are left-back Jofre Torrents, midfielder Marc Casado, right-back Hector Fort, midfielder Tommy Marques, and young forwards Toni and Guille Fernandez, all of whom have now been placed on individualised physical programmes away from the senior squad.

ValidViewNetwork gathered that the decision follows the serious injury suffered by teenage winger Roony Bardghji earlier this week, a setback that has made the club noticeably more cautious about exposing players with uncertain futures to further risk this late in the window.

Torrents closest to the exit door

Checks by ValidViewNetwork show Torrents is the furthest along in his move, with his transfer to Ajax expected to be confirmed within hours.

The deal was reportedly agreed several days ago, with only administrative formalities said to be holding up the official announcement.

Casado and Fort still weighing options

Casado’s departure has been anticipated for some time, with the midfielder currently weighing offers from Saudi Arabia against continued interest from clubs across Europe, and yet to settle on a preferred destination.

Fort finds himself in a broadly similar position; the right-back is expected to leave the Spotify Camp Nou, with a growing list of suitors that reportedly includes several Premier League clubs, Fulham among them, exploring a permanent deal.

Marques weighing loan and permanent offers

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Marques has known since last week that his path forward lies away from Barcelona’s first team for now. Findings show the club would prefer to sanction a permanent sale, though a loan move has not been ruled out should offers fall short of valuation.

Portuguese side SC Braga have registered interest and are said to be awaiting Barcelona’s response.

Two La Masia products head for the exit

Toni and Guille Fernandez round out the list of six, with both academy products drawing interest from a range of clubs across permanent and loan formats.

Should either move materialise as a loan rather than an outright sale, Barcelona are expected to first extend their contracts before approving the exits, a standard precaution to protect the club’s financial position on any player departing on a temporary basis.

What happens next

As of this report, none of the six moves beyond Torrents’ has been finalised, and Barcelona have not issued an official statement on the wider reshuffle. With the transfer window nearing its close, the club faces a narrowing timeframe to convert interest into completed deals across all five remaining cases.