Barcelona Adjust Training as Six Players Shift to Individual Programs
The World Cup hangover is almost over at FC Barcelona. One by one, the internationals are filing back into the Ciutat Esportiva, and Hansi Flick’s squad is beginning to look like the real thing. That also means the easy part is finished. Now come the hard decisions.
With the transfer window entering its final stretch, Barça have quietly redrawn the lines on the training pitch. After Roony Bardghji’s serious injury on Monday, the staff have moved into full damage‑limitation mode. No more unnecessary risks, no more half-measures with players whose futures lie elsewhere.
Six names tell the story.
Six on the outside looking in
According to Carlos Monfort of SPORT, Jofre Torrents, Marc Casado, Hector Fort, Tommy Marques, Toni Fernandez and Guille Fernandez have all been taken out of the daily sessions with Flick’s main group and placed on individualized physical programs.
It is not a punishment. It is a signal.
For Torrents, the message could not be clearer. The left-back is on the verge of becoming an Ajax player, with the deal agreed for days. Only paperwork and formalities stand between him and Amsterdam. Barça see no sense in risking a late injury that could derail a transfer that is effectively done.
Casado’s case has dragged on longer. The midfielder has been on the exit ramp for some time, weighing up offers from Saudi Arabia while keeping an eye on interest from several European clubs. He is in no rush publicly, but the clock is ticking. The club want clarity; he wants the right project. Until that choice is made, he works alone.
Hector Fort finds himself in a similar holding pattern. The right-back understands he needs to move away from the Spotify Camp Nou to secure regular minutes, and the market has responded. Premier League interest is real, with Fulham among the clubs exploring a permanent deal. With suitors multiplying, Barça have ring‑fenced him from the first-team group as they wait for talks to crystallise.
Permanent deals preferred, but doors stay open
Tommy Marques also joins the separate-training group, and his situation is blunt. Since last week he has known he must find a new destination before the window closes. Barça would rather cash in now, but they are pragmatic: if permanent offers fall short of their valuation, a loan will stay on the table.
SC Braga are already in the queue, waiting for an answer. The Portuguese side see an opportunity; Barcelona see a decision that cannot be kicked much further down the road.
Then come the two names that will sting La Masia loyalists the most.
Toni Fernandez and Guille Fernandez round off the list of six. Both are highly regarded inside the club, both have just completed the first phase of pre-season with the first team, and both are now expected to step away from that environment in the coming days.
Their talent has not gone unnoticed. A broad range of clubs have registered interest, open to both permanent moves and loan agreements. Barcelona, wary of losing control over two gifted academy products, are prepared to renew their contracts before sanctioning any loan exits. If the path is temporary, they want it to be on their terms.
A decisive few days for La Masia hopefuls
For all six, the shift to individualized work is a line in the sand. They are no longer simply youngsters filling out training numbers while the stars are away. With the World Cup contingent back and Flick shaping his core, these players now stand at a crossroads.
Some will leave permanently, chasing careers far from Catalonia. Others might only be gone for a season, sent out to grow and return stronger. All of them, though, have reached the moment where promise must turn into a concrete choice.
The first phase of pre-season has given them a taste of the top. The next move will decide whether they ever get back there in a Barcelona shirt.
