[Pat Murphy]

Barcelona Set To Sell Ten Players

Barcelona will begin their rebuilding project by allowing no less than ten first team players to leave during the summer with Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry heading the list, according to a report.

After being eliminated from the Champions League in midweek by Manchester United, the Blaugrana now have nothing left to play for and know that they will endure a second trophyless season.

That has led the club to press ahead with its planned summer of change and a major change of playing personnel appears to be the way that technical secretary Txiki Begiristain is planning to go.

AS have drawn up their own list of ten players who they believe will be moved on at the end of the campaign with the only surprises being the contradiction with other reports about certain stars and they believe all this will be done after Freank Rijkaard's exit.

Ronaldinho's move to AC Milan looked certain at one stage, but with Italian outfit now ready to back out because of the asking price there are voices that are suggesting that he could stay. Manchester City are believed to have met Barça's asking price for the Brazilian, but he is though to not be keen on a move to the Premier League and only has eyes for Serie A if he does in fact leave Camp Nou.

Henry is second on the list after an unimpressive start to life in Catalunya. The Frenchman arrived in a blaze of publicity but has failed to reproduce the form that made him a household name at Arsenal. Barcelona's system is very different to the Gunners and Henry has been stuck on the left wing for most of the season and there is now talk that he could return to England or even go to the MLS, despite him stating that he is staying put.

Deco is another player to be includedthat has recently stated he wants to stay, but his behaviour in th elast 18 months has reportedly won him few friends within the club and he is set to now leave. According to AS, Lilian Thuram has been told to look for another club from June 30, while Edmílson's departure looks to have already been settled with stories that he has signed a pre-contract with Villarreal.

Rafa Márquez's name is somewhat surprising because it was stated by other sources that the Mexican would be one of the players remaining because he is seen as being so versatile, but he is included on AS list. Eidur Gudjohnsen and Gianluca Zambrotta are likely to leave, while Santi Ezquerro has been on the verge of an exit almost from the end of his first season.

The final player is Sylvinho. The Brazilian may not play often, but he is seen as a father figure within the squad and tutors all the newcomers in the ways of Barcelona and what the club and city are al about. AS to state that the former Arsenal and Celta full-back could well be offered a new one-year extenstion, as suggested last month by various sources, but any offers could be considered too.

Do you believe that Frank Rijkaard will go and then be followed out of the door by various players or do you think that just a few key names should be sold and then replaced?

Lucas Brown, Goal.com

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