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As the 2022/2023 season in most European leagues comes to an end, clubs are focusing on the 2023 summer transfer window which will begin in June 2023. In the process, there are players who will contract expires at the end of June 2023.
David De Gea is Europe's top goalscorer whose contract expires in June 2023. The Spaniard has been at the club since 2011. He made 58 appearances during the season. and kept 25 clean sheets. The most successful central defenders in Europe whose contracts expire at the end of June are Soyuncu who plays for Leicester City, Sergio Ramos who joined PSG in the summer of 2021 and Chris Smalling who plays for Roma.
The central midfielders who will be free agents at the end of the season are Ilkay Gundogan and Youri Tielemans playing for Leicester City. Tielemans signed a four-year contract when he joined Leicester City in 2019 while Gundogan extended his contract at Manchester City in August 2019.
Lionel Messi and Roberto Firmino are wingers whose contracts expire in June 2023. Lionel Messi signed a two-year contract when he joined PSG in 2021 while Firmino joined Liverpool in 2015. Karim Benzema, who has been at Real Madrid since 2009, will end his contract on June 30. The French striker will be a free agent at the end of the month.
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Xavi Hernandez identified the areas Barcelona need to prioritize this summer's transfer window. Besides Lionel Messi, he is desperate to sign a mainstay, with Sergio Busquets set to leave at the end of this month.
Several names have been mentioned, with Martin Zubimendi and Joshua Kimmich clearly Barcelona's preferred options to fill the Busquets void. However, signing either will be extremely difficult as neither Real Sociedad nor Bayern Munich are willing to negotiate.
Sofyan Amrabat is another player interested in Barcelona, ??although Sport reports that Manchester United have intensified contract negotiations with the Moroccan representative in the past 24 hours. Amrabat would be the more financially viable option for Barcelona, ??and with Fiorentina on sale, it could be a doable deal. However, United are likely to offer more, which could further complicate matters.
Signing a mainstay is essential for Barcelona this summer, but with so many of their goals becoming increasingly complex, they need to act as soon as possible.
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