Barça failing to convince sidelined player to leave

Barça will have to let go of several men if it wants to tie new signings, but not only that, it will have to balance its large wage bill. 

Although there are quite a few attractive players, Barcelona have been met with a momentary refusal by their stars to move to another club.

Arthur, Neto, Arturo Vidal, Rakitic and Umtiti, five offered by Barcelona to other teams, have consistently rejected their possible departure.

Barcelona are confident that Arthur will give his arm to the cause. The 23-year-old Brazilian is one of the most promising players and remains Juventus' most popular choice to let Pjanic go.

Meanwhile, Rakitic is expected to leave Barcelona, although he only wants to go to Sevilla, who cannot pay what the club are asking for him. 

Arturo Vidal insists on not leaving despite the fact that he is beloved in Italy and the clubs would give him a leading role. Antonio Conte insists on recovering him in any way.

Finally, Neto and Umtiti are still waiting to see what happens. 

The man who seems to be least likely to leave is Nélson Semedo, for whom a possible swap with Joao Cancelo is once again on the cards.