World Sport: Barca are targeting the free market next summer, they are interested in visa-free Thomas and Ta [JIAYU]


According to World Sport, Barca are targeting the free market in the summer of 2025, and they are interested in signing Arsenal midfielder Thomas and Bayer Leverkusen center back Jonatan Ta for free.

Barca is keeping a close eye on players whose contracts expire on June 30, 2025, and the club intends to approach their agents from the time the winter window opens in January.

Firstly, Jonatan Ta, who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, is a player of interest to Barca, who see the 28-year-old German as an excellent centre-back who can bring security to the defence and who is very dedicated. In addition, the contracts of Araujo, Christensen and Eric Garcia will end in the summer of 2026, and the early signing of Tower can reduce the pressure for Barca to renew.

Barca, meanwhile, are monitoring the situation of Arsenal midfielder Thomas. As De Jong's performance has declined, Barca's thoughts on a new contract have waned, and if the Dutchman does not improve in the second half of the season, the club will sell him next summer. So, Barcelona thought of using Ghana midfielder Thomas instead. The 31-year-old Ghanaian can play at the back or as a right-back, and he also has plenty of La Liga experience, having played for Atletico from 2015 to 2020.