PREMIER LEAGUE teams are on red alert after new Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman told Ivan Rakitic, Samuel Umtiti and Arturo Vidal they can leave.
The Dutchman has already told ex-Liverpool star Luis Suarez he does not need him and now three more team-mates have been given their marching orders.
Ronald Koeman has told three more Barcelona stars they can leave the Nou Camp
Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo has lifted the lid on the outgoings
Suarez is said to have been very upset by a reported one-minute phone call with Koeman in which the Dutchman informed him of the decision.
And Premier League clubs have already been in contact after the 33-year-old Uruguayan reportedly snubbed the chance to return to his old team Ajax.
Paris Saint-Germain, David Beckham’s Inter Miami and clubs in Serie A are also said to be keen.
And now three more stars will follow Suarez out the Nou Camp door, according to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo.
Arsenal target Umtiti, 26, is one of the names on the departure list.
And the centre-back’s availability could spark a three-way battle between the Gunners, West Ham and Everton.
Vidal has already been linked with a move to PSG with manager Thomas Tuchel having reportedly already been in touch.
But with Arsenal and Manchester City in the market for a centre-midfielder, the Chilean could soon be tempted by a move to England.
United have been linked with Croatian star Rakitic for months.
Tottenham and Atletico Madrid recently entered the race for the playmaker, who could be available for just £17m.
Samuel Umtiti has been linked with Arsenal
Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal is also surplus to requirements
Man Utd target Ivan Rakitic also looks likely to leave the Nou Camp
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
