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Barcelona ‘can’t afford to lose anyone’ in January, says Josep Maria Bartomeu

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has appeared to rule out selling any players in the January transfer window.

Midfielders such as Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal and Carles Alena have all been linked with moves away as has 19-year-old centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo.

However, Bartomeu says he is expecting a quiet transfer window this winter and believes it would not be in the club’s interests to let any of their stars depart.

“We are not expecting any movement in January. We have a balanced squad; we don’t miss anything, but we can’t afford to lose anyone,” he said.