Barcelona sporting director Mateu Alemany insists Gavi and Ronald Araujo must accept contracts within their budgets.
Talks over new deals for both players have stalled.
Alemany said on Gavi and Araujo: “That is the criteria for everyone. They all know what the club's situation is. The new management needs rationality in the salaries.
“What I said about Ousmane (Dembele) is true for Araujo. We want him to stay."
It emerged on Sunday that Barca have only made one attempt to convince Araujo with a new contract offer.