By Melody Gross 
Nico Gonzalez is not on the list of Barcelona players who will take part in the pre-season training camp in the US, which is a surprising absence, given that Xavi said he wanted to evaluate the midfielder before the season. The Catalan said at the beginning of the month that the pre-season is an important stage for the players to show themselves and for the coach to decide. The fact that Nico Gonzalez has been left out of the Blaugrana’s training camp in the US is a clear sign that he will not be part of Xavi’s options for 2023/24. He leaves Barcelona on Wednesday for the United States and returns only on August 2nd.Barcelona team in the US tour:
A goal keeper: Ter Stegen, Inaki Peña and Astralagha;
bumpers: Araujo, Christensen, Marcos Alonso, Conde, Eric García, Iñigo Martinez, Lenglet, Micah Faye and Valle;
Midfielders: Oriol Romeo, Badri, Casey, Sergi Roberto, De Jong, Gundogan, Javi, Casado, Firmin, Alex Garrido;
Dilanteros: Dembele, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Rafinha and Lamine Yamal.