Barcelona should definitely sell players who are not doing well with the squad. But the problem is that Barcelona do not have enough funds. Barcelona will need to buy new players if they sell old players. Barcelona are unable to add new talented players to the squad due to insufficient funds. Perhaps this is the reason why Barcelona management is not deciding to sell old players.
The only reason Barcelona is in such bad shape is the financial crisis. Xavi could have built a stronger squad if not for the financial crisis and would have been able to strengthen the Barcelona team as well. Xavi is failing to stabilize this team only because of financial crisis.
You can always find an excuse for bad results, but in my opinion, the financial crisis did not prevent Barcelona from becoming La Liga champions. What has changed this season, and who do you think should be sold? Xavi has already said that they can sell Lewandowski, I understand what he is talking about, Barcelona has problems in attack, but perhaps the reason is not only Lewandowski, maybe the strategy that Xavi chooses also matters? Because he puts a lot of emphasis on defense, and in this case it’s difficult to expect the team to score a lot.
Xavi may have a plan to do some changes in the squad. This may be the reason why barcelona shall also sell its players. Araujo and de jong were on the list of players to be sold by the club too. Barcelona in the need of money. This can't be denied. The club is still being blacklisted from registering the new players by la liga.
It's clear that if barcelona shall also try to acquire some money in order to make its balance sheet stable and lift the ban given by la liga due to the financial problem faced by barcelona.