"I'll just ask those in a difficult position... if you know you're not staying on the team, you have to find a way out. It's not an easy week for us and for many of you. Some have already been told they'll be cast aside and yelled at. We're not yelling at anyone, okay? We're all gonna train this week, and then we'll do the call sheet," Xavi told the out-of-favour Barca players last summer.
"I have already told the ones who have to find a team what they have to do, and from now on, it's all attitude and effort. Attitude and effort. If you don't have attitude and effort, then yeah, you're out [of the team]. Am I clear?"
In the long run, the club managed to get rid of plenty of players, allowing themselves to register all the new signings, including Robert Lewandowski.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Sergino Dest, Clement Lenglet, Miralem Pjanic, Samuel Umtiti, Martin Braithwaite, Oscar Mingueza, Neto and Riqui Puig all found themselves new clubs.
