Barcelona ‘put ENTIRE squad up for sale with crisis-club in desperate need of funds from transfers to balance books’

BARCELONA have put the entire squad up for sale with the club in desperate need of funds, according to reports.

The Spanish giants have experienced financial difficulties over the last few years.

Barcelona could sell several stars to balance the booksGetty

They were forced to let superstars like Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele leave the club to balance the books.

And despite announcing a pre-tax profit of £263million last week, the club is looking to offload players once again, report Sport.

That is because they are operating above the LaLiga spending limit of £234million.

The move to the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium while the Nou Camp is being renovated has also reduced the club’s income.

To combat that Barcelona are prepared to sell a number of players, focusing on those who have played the least amount of minutes.

Ansu Fati, who is on loan at Brighton this season, is available for sale.

That is good news for Manchester United and Arsenal who have both been linked with a permanent transfer for the winger.

Barca also want to offload former Manchester City centre-back Eric Garcia, who is on loan at Girona.

But the club could also be forced into more high-profile sales to ease their financial pressures.