Barcelona ‘planning seven exits’ including De Jong after Bayern defeat

Barcelona are planning for as many as seven exits including Manchester United and Chelsea target Frenkie de Jong, according to reports. Xavi’s side were beaten 3-0 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with a place in the Europa League now beckoning. And with the La Liga giants needing to balance their finances, it seems as though an exodus could take place this winter.Barcelona had gone into their match with Bayern knowing they had already been consigned to playing in the Europa League.And things got worse for Xavi’s side on a chastening night at the Nou Camp, with goals from Sadio Mane, Eric Choupo-Moting and Benjamin Pavard giving Julian Nagelsmann’s side all three points.It was a shambolic evening for Barcelona, who didn’t imagine suffering such an early exit when they splashed the cash so lavishly back in the summer.Now, according to Sport, the Catalan titans are planning as many as seven exits this winter as they look to balance their finances and overhaul their squad.One player who will be allowed to go is De Jong, who was linked with Manchester United and Chelsea back in the summer.United agreed a fee with Barcelona for the Netherlands international, believed to be worth an overall £72million, only to switch their focus to Casemiro when it was clear De Jong wasn’t interested in coming.Want the latest football news? Join our brand new Facebook group by clicking here Barcelona are willing to sell Man Utd and Chelsea target Frenkie de Jong after Bayern Munich defeat (Image: GETTY) Barcelona trio Alba, Pique and Busquets will be shown the door after Bayern Munich defeat (Image: GETTY) Barcelona star Memphis Depay didn’t feature in Bayern Munich defeat but faces being sold (Image: GETTY)’The problem at Barcelona is that you don’t have time.’But yeah, let me tell you if it was another coach right now at Barcelona, dealing with what’s happening, it would have been a volcano even more than what it is… the volcano would have erupted. But because it’s Xavi, it’s kind of okay.’And he added: ‘They are second in the league. We all know [Robert] Lewandowski should have scored at Bayern but it’s not his [Xavi] fault that Lewandowski missed three chances and it’s not his fault if they didn’t call the penalty on [Denzel] Dumfries, but you’re the coach at Barcelona and you’re going to be judged.’Barca have gambled on the Champions League and they need that money because of what they did in the summer.’Xavi himself, meanwhile, addressed the defeat to Bayern by saying: ‘Today we have not reached their level, they have been better.’In Munich it was us, but today they have been better, more intense.”The elimination affected us psychologically.’Tomorrow, we train and think about La Liga.”There were high expectations, we had a difficult group.’Everything possible happened to us. It has been very cruel. We didn’t compete well today.’