The Copa America stars have been given an
extended holiday and will not travel with the rest
of the team, while Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal
have been included
Barcelona have left the likes of Leo Messi ,
Neymar and Javier Mascherano out of the squad
for their upcoming United States pre-season tour.
The Catalan side will play in the International
Champions Cup, in which they will take on LA
Galaxy, Manchester United and Chelsea as they
travel through the USA.
Luis Enrique named 24 players in the squad that
will travel across the Atlantic on Saturday, with
Messi, Neymar, Javier Mascherano, Claudio Bravo
and Dani Alves all missing, having been given
extended holidays following their Copa America
exploits.
The coach has included new signings Arda Turan
and Aleix Vidal, who will not be able to play in a
competitive game for the club until January
because of their transfer ban.
The full squad:
Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Jordi Masip, Jose Suarez,
Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets,
Pedro, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez, Rafinha, Marc
Bartra, Douglas, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto,
Adriano, Thomas Vermaelen, Jeremy Mathieu,
Arda Turan, Aleix Vidal, Sandro, Munir, Alen
Halilovic, Sergi Samper and Gerard Gumbau.
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