World Sports: Barcelona is expected to have 34 players preparing for the preseason, including 8 second-team players

According to the Spanish media "World Sports", Frick's second season in Barcelona will kick off at 8 a.m. this Sunday, with a total of 34 players (26 first-team players and 8 second-team players) attending, but only two new faces in the lineup will be Joan Garcia and Badge. Badji will receive special attention from the medical team for suffering a severe cruciate ligament injury a year ago. In principle, Badji signed to both the second and first teams, although their final destination will depend on performance in the coming weeks.

Similarly, Romeu will also undergo the necessary medical examination after finishing Girona's loan, while Pablo Torre is allowed to leave the team to complete the final procedures for transferring to Mallorca.

In addition to Pablo Torre's absence, Fati needs to be added, who has confirmed to be on loan to Monaco. Currently, these are the only two reductions in the lineup last season. There is no doubt that this is far from enough to get the club to register for new players.

Frick still has many problems to be solved and many decisions need to be made. This includes clarifying the future of Ter Stegen. The meeting with the players on Friday only confirmed the differences between the club and the players. Although the coach has clearly informed him that he will become the third goalkeeper, Ter Stegen is unwilling to give up easily.

As Ter Stegen's departure reached a deadlock, another headache for Flick was the central defender position, which was obviously overcrowded. Names such as Araujo or Christensen appeared on the list of possible departures, but at the initial point of view, neither of them intends to take the initiative to take the step to leave the team.

With ACTO Ford and Gerard Martin being included in the first team, Frick will be able to inspect eight young players of the second team in the preseason. Players like full-back Tolentz and winger Young Wilheely will receive special attention from the coaching staff.

Also participating in the physical examination was Ferran Torres, who failed to complete the last season due to appendicitis and was in the final stage of recovery.

Looking ahead, the possibility of forward strengthening still exists. After Nico Williams failed to sign, Louis Dias and Rashford became alternatives.

Players will spend a tense day in Sports City, performing routine anthropometric measurements (weight, height, body fat rate, etc.), in addition to hematuria analysis, heart and foot examinations. And since Frick arrived, a periodontal examination, which is a comprehensive oral examination report conducted by the dentist, has been added.

Flick has an almost complete lineup on the first day (the personnel change to be confirmed yet), thanks to the lack of any national team competition this summer. The

team will start training only at 18:00 on Monday. What awaits them will be a difficult pre-season preparation period, including three games in the Asian tournament and the Gambel Cup, and the La Liga will start after that.