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Deco ready to raise €200M from Barcelona summer sales

Barcelona sporting director Deco is ready to launch a big money clearout this summer.

Sport says Deco will seek to raise over €200m from the sales.

The first players to be dumped will be Sergi Roberto and Marcos Alonso - who will not be offered new contracts.

Deco's goal is then to sell players with the money to be used to lift the squad for next season. Raphinha , 27, is one of the players who will be asked to leave.

The Brazil winger previously had Deco as his agent, before he became sporting director.

Further, Sone of the centre-backs Andreas Christensen, Jules Koundé or Ronald Araújo will be sold.

Barça would prefer to keep Araújo, but he is being chased by Bayern Munich and Manchester United - who are said to be ready to pay around €100m for him.

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