Barcelona's president admits: We'll get rid of some footballers.

The Spanish champion failed to defend the title at the King's Cup after he was defeated on Saturday 2:1 by Valencia.

Philip Coutinho, Samuel Umtiti, Malcom and Andre Gomes are among the high profile players said to be leaving Barcelona this summer.

Dutch midfielder Frankie de Jong will be barca's first appearance this summer, following the agreement between clubs for 75 million pounds in January.

Speaking after the loss of Valencia, Bartholomew said: “The season ends with the title in La League. We weren't meant to win the King's Cup, and we're going to look forward to”.

Every year new players come. So far we have confirmed the acquisition of De Jong and will now work to bring in other players and evacuate other players”, he added.