Barcelona president Joan Laporta said a cycle has finished for the LaLiga giants and he wants to carry out a renovation after an underwhelming 2020-21 campaign.
Barca have fallen off the pace late in the LaLiga title race and will likely finish third in Ronald Koeman s first season as head coach at Camp Nou.
Koeman s Barca lifted the Copa del Rey title last month but crashed out of the Champions League in the round of 16 at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
Laporta, who assumed office for his second tenure as Barca president in March, said he is seeking an off-season shake-up amid links with Borussia Dortmund sensation Erling Haaland, Lyon captain Memphis Depay, Manchester City star Sergio Aguero and defender Eric Garcia, and Liverpool s Georginio Wijnaldum.
A cycle has finished and we are working to carry out a renovation, Laporta said at the Festa de l Esport Catala
We have been eliminated from the Champions League very early and the league has been lost in an incomprehensible way.
I m talking about the end of the cycle and renewal because that s what I think needs to be done.
Very happy for receiving the Prize for the best Catalan team awarded to the . A recognition to the commitment and persistence of our feminine players, who reached the glory on Sunday.
— Joan Laporta Estruch (@JoanLaportaFCB)
Starting next week we are going to make a series of decisions and at that time we will comment.
Now what we have to do is work hard and effectively to have a very competitive team to win the Champions League and to win the league.
I already said that when the season is over, I would evaluate the results, the game, the attitude, the mentality and the ambition.
Barcelona last won LaLiga in 2018-19 while they have only reached the Champions League semi-finals once since last lifting the European crown in 2015.
Barca s 2020-21 last-16 exit was their worst Champions League result since the 2006-07 season.