{"id":570154,"date":"2026-04-07T17:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/570154\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:19:09","slug":"barcelona-ready-to-let-22-year-old-midfielder-leave-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/570154\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona ready to let 22-year-old midfielder leave in the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona could be set for an important squad decision this summer, with Marc Casado now seriously evaluating his future at the club.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from Nil Sola in <a href=\"https:\/\/cadenaser.com\/cataluna\/2026\/04\/07\/marc-casado-escoltara-ofertes-sercat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cadena SER<\/a>, Barcelona are prepared to allow the midfielder to leave if he chooses to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Casado, a product of La Masia, has long been seen as a player with the potential to carve out a role in the first team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the current season has not unfolded as expected for the young midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Despite moments where opportunities seemed to open up, particularly due to injuries in his position, he has struggled to establish himself as a regular under Hansi Flick.<\/p>\n<p>That lack of continuity is now beginning to affect his future.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a new team<\/p>\n<p>The report suggests that Casado has already instructed his representatives to explore potential offers ahead of the summer transfer window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is not a decision taken lightly, but rather one influenced by the reality of limited playing time and an uncertain role within the squad.<\/p>\n<p>From the club\u2019s perspective, <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-eye-major-clear-out-as-two-names-enter-transfer-list-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the situation is fully understood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cd-guadalajara-v-fc-barcelona-copa-del-rey-9-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Casado, Barcelona player\" class=\"wp-image-187345\"  \/>Barcelona will not stand in the way if Casado wants to leave.  (Photo by Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Sporting director Deco and the Barcelona hierarchy are aware that this is one of the key files to resolve in the coming months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While there is no active push to force him out, there is also no intention to block a move, whether it comes in the form of a loan or a permanent transfer.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, Casado has accumulated 1,275 minutes across all competitions this season, featuring in 19 La Liga matches but starting only nine of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across a total of 47 games played by Barcelona, he has been named in the starting XI just 14 times.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, in the last 15 league fixtures, he has started only three matches, which is a sharp decline from last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the Champions League, he has started just twice and lastly, in the Spanish Super Cup, he did not play a single minute.<\/p>\n<p>For a player who has always expressed his desire to succeed at Barcelona, this situation presents a difficult crossroads.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand, both player and club appear to be on the same page in their approach.<\/p>\n<p>This means that if the right opportunity arises, a departure could be the best solution for all parties involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona could be set for an important squad decision this summer, with Marc Casado now seriously evaluating his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[418,49042,4893,35052,403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-570154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-marc-casado","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}