Rashford and Bardghji complete Barcelona's squad for Asian tour

Hansi Flick has named 30 players in his squad for Barcelona's Asian tour, which finally got underway on Friday after issues that prevented them from flying on Thursday were resolved.

The club announced on Wednesday night that the trip to Japan had been suspended due to a "serious contractual breach" by the promoter of Sunday's match against Vissel Kobe. The setback was resolved thanks to the intervention of Japanese company Rakuten, the owners of the Japanese side.

Once the financial issue had been resolved, Barcelona tried to organise a flight for Thursday afternoon on several occasions, but were ultimately unable to do so for logistical reasons, and the take-off was postponed until Friday morning.

Barcelona have announced a 30-man squad for the tour, including goalkeepers Joan Garcia, Szczesny and Inaki Pena; defenders Cubarsi, Balde, Araujo, Inigo Martinez, Christensen, Kounde, Eric, Hector Fort and Gerard Martin.

Midfielders Gavi, Pedri, Fermin, Casado, Olmo, De Jong and Bernal will also travel, along with forwards Ferran, Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji.

The list will be completed by five academy players: goalkeeper Diego Kochen, defender Jofre Torrents, midfielders Guillermo Fernandez and Pedro Fernandez, and attacker Toni Fernandez.

Captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen will not be travelling to Asia as he is due to undergo back surgery next week, nor will midfielder Oriol Romeu and forward Pau Victor, who are both expected to leave the club, with the latter linked to a move to Braga.

The Blaugrana squad departed from the Joan Gamper training ground at just before 10:00 am, heading to El Prat airport to fly to Japan, where they will begin their pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea.

Barcelona will face Vissel Kobe in their first pre-season friendly on Sunday (12:00 CET). The match will have several attractions, including Lamine Yamal's debut with the number 10 on his back, and the first appearances as Blaugranas for new signings Joan Garcia, Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji.

The tour will continue in South Korea, where the Catalan side will face Seoul on 31st July (13:00 CET) and Daegu on 4th August (13:00 CET). Before kicking off their La Liga campaign on 16th August away at Mallorca, Barcelona will play in the Joan Gamper Trophy on 10th August against Italian side Como at the Johan Cruyff Stadium.