Confirmed: Barcelona squad list for England pre-season camp – De Jong, Ter Stegen travel with team

Confirmed: Barcelona squad list for England pre-season camp – De Jong, Ter Stegen travel with team FC Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has announced the squad list of players who will be travelling to England today for the club’s one-week pre-season camp. The Blaugrana will set up base at St. George’s Park in Birmingham, and will be involved in two pre-season friendly matches during the period – one against Birmingham City and another against Preston North End, which will be behind closed doors. With Barça on their way to England now, the squad list has been announced, with some interesting surprises. Ter Stegen, De Jong travel Indeed, captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who is not a part of the manager’s plans for the future, is travelling to England with the rest of the squad. On the flight to England. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) With his loan move to AFC Ajax getting delayed continuously, the German shot-stopper will continue working with the Blaugrana senior setup. Meanwhile, midfielder Frenkie de Jong is also a part of the travelling contingent, even though he has been sidelined with a serious knee injury. The Dutchman returned from the World Cup with an injury and is expected to be out of action for four to five months, but is going to England, where he will continue to work on his recovery. Fermin Lopez and Ronald Araujo, who are also recovering from their respective injuries, are on the flight. La Masia features heavily Given the absence of a number of senior first-team players following their World Cup commitments, Flick has called up a number of youth academy prospects from La Masia . Goalkeepers Aron Yaakobishvili and Iker Rodriguez, midfielders Alvaro Cortes, Xavi Espart, Hector Fort, Jofre Torrents, and Jordi Pesquer are part of the travelling squad. Meanwhile, the likes of Orian Goren, Brian Farinas, Tommy Marques, Ibrahim Diarra, Guille Fernandez make up the midfield contingent. In attack, youngsters Hamza Abdelkarim, Oscar Gistau, Tony Fernandez, Alex Gonzalez, and Ebrima Tunkara have all been called up, along with new signing Karim Adeyemi. Raphinha, who is still on holiday, is not on the list, but will join the squad directly in England.