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Joan Laporta, the Barcelona president, has admitted both Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o could be on their way out of the Nou Camp this summer.
Laporta has claimed the club will embark on "a new cycle" with the arrival of new coach Josep Guardiola, and insisted certain players would have to leave to make that possible.
Ronaldinho, 28, has been rumoured to be heading for the exit after a torrid season in which he has played just 11 games and has had questions asked about his lifestyle.
The playmaker has long been linked to either AC Milan or Inter but a price tag of 40 million euros may be a stumbling block, with Manchester City thought to be poised to step in.
"Ronaldinho needs new challenges and it's normal that when a cycle ends the most emblematic people from that cycle leave," Laporta said.
"I'd like him to go like Frank (Rijkaard), with his head held high, because he has given us so many glorious moments."
Eto'o, the Cameroon forward who has been strongly linked to Tottenham Hotpsur, was also close to leaving last summer and may have now played his last game for the club.
"Eto'o is a player who is loyal to the club colours, who gives so much and who makes you love him," Laporta added. "He has also been one of the most emblematic players of this cycle and if he has to go then he deserves to do so with his head held high too, and with honour."
Laporta has claimed the club will embark on "a new cycle" with the arrival of new coach Josep Guardiola, and insisted certain players would have to leave to make that possible.
Ronaldinho, 28, has been rumoured to be heading for the exit after a torrid season in which he has played just 11 games and has had questions asked about his lifestyle.
The playmaker has long been linked to either AC Milan or Inter but a price tag of 40 million euros may be a stumbling block, with Manchester City thought to be poised to step in.
"Ronaldinho needs new challenges and it's normal that when a cycle ends the most emblematic people from that cycle leave," Laporta said.
"I'd like him to go like Frank (Rijkaard), with his head held high, because he has given us so many glorious moments."
Eto'o, the Cameroon forward who has been strongly linked to Tottenham Hotpsur, was also close to leaving last summer and may have now played his last game for the club.
"Eto'o is a player who is loyal to the club colours, who gives so much and who makes you love him," Laporta added. "He has also been one of the most emblematic players of this cycle and if he has to go then he deserves to do so with his head held high too, and with honour."
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