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The best central defender left the team for free, Frick failed to retain people, how much impact does the Lions not compromise have on Barcelona?

2:20pm, 8 August 2025【Football】

Barcelona did not have much operation this summer window. Compared with the other two La Liga giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, they did not make much moves in the transfer market. The main reason is that the team's lineup has basically taken shape, and on the other hand, it is restricted by financial problems. The biggest problem facing Barcelona now is the same as in previous seasons, and it is still the issue of player registration. Since Ter Stegen is unwilling to leave the team and does not accept the club's injury clause to register new players, Barcelona has to find other solutions to solve the problem.

Confirmed from multiple media that Barcelona central defender Inigo will terminate the contract with Barcelona and leave the team as a free agent to join the Saudi League in Riyadh to win. As Barcelona's main central defender last season, Inigo performed well in Frick's lineup, playing in 46 games with only one substitute, scoring 3 goals and giving 5 assists, making him the best player in Barcelona's defense line. As a 34-year-old veteran, Inigo and Barcelona's contract has expired for one year, but the two sides reached an agreement and Inigo eventually left Barcelona.

Inigo is still very important in Frick's tactical system. His game experience and ability have been trusted by the team. It is reported that Frick personally persuaded Inigo to stay in the team last year, but this summer window still failed to retain the veteran. In Barcelona's more radical style last season, as the team's defense cornerstone, Inigo completed his task well. Whether it is defense or ball-taking ability, it has brought great help to Barcelona. His departure has a relatively large impact on Barcelona's defense line. Unfortunately, Barcelona has the only option to give up Inigo in the current situation. The team's termination also provided help for his victory negotiations with Riyadh, allowing players to get high salaries smoothly.

Inigo's departure is because the players themselves hope to get a high-paying contract at the end of their career, and on the other hand, it is also the best choice for Barcelona to give up Inigo in their current financial situation. According to Spanish media reports, Inigo's departure will release 14 million euros of salary space for Barcelona, which also means that they can successfully complete the registration of new players such as Garcia in the summer window. Barcelona could have used Ter Stegen's injury to free up salary space, but the German goalkeeper refused to provide medical reports, which made Barcelona unable to use the injury clause to register new players. The relationship between the German goalkeeper and Barcelona has completely broken down. The club has officially announced the removal of Ter Stegen's position as captain and will initiate a disciplinary investigation. At present, it is difficult to have room for easing. Barcelona was willing to pay the player's salary for one year to terminate the contract with Ter Stegen, but the player chose to refuse and had surgery in the summer window, but it did not give Barcelona the space to register with new players using the injury clause. Now both sides have shown up. How to resolve this contradiction in the future is whether to choose to be tough and refrigerate the German goalkeeper or negotiate a termination. It is worth continuing to pay attention to.