Barcelona have lost top talent spotter Raul Sanllehi.

Marca says Sanllehi had been the director of football and in charge of negotiations when it came to signing new players.

Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu will present a new sporting structure in the next general assembly, which will see the role of negotiator with other clubs and the likes of UEFA and FIFA be absolved into another position.

In the new set-up, Pep Segura will continue as general manager, Robert Fernandez will stay on as technical secretary and both Jordi Mestre and Albert Soler are expected to remain as vice-president and sporting director, respectively.

After 15 years of service in various roles, Sanllehi has decided to leave the club of his own volition having seen that he would not fit into the new system.