Samuel Umtiti faces being squeezed out of Barcelona after the Bosman deal for Manchester City defender Eric Garcia.
Sport says Barça have already told the Frenchman that he is not in their plans and that he should seek a move elsewhere this summer.
Umtiti, who's hardly featured under Ronald Koeman this last season, has spent too long suffering from knee problems after two exceptional seasons at Camp Nou when he arrived.
After his first two seasons at the club, Umtiti signed a new deal just before the World Cup in 2018. However, after becoming a world champion with France that summer, injuries have constantly held him back. Barça, meanwhile, have been left to pick up the €12 million gross salary they handed him.