The Spanish giants<\/a> will have to pay both players off, given Pjanic has three years left on his contract and Umtiti\u2019s runs for another two seasons.<\/p>\nBarca will negotiate with them with the hope of convincing them to accept a compensation package. If they refuse the offer, the club will have to pay them the full salary for the rest of their contracts.<\/p>\n
The Catalan club is trying to free up space in the squad and their budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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