No touching Gavi or Pedri: Barcelona quartet to pay the price for Rodri deal

Sport noted that Frenkie de Jong would be the first to feel the impact. The Dutchman gave everything for his national side to reach the World Cup, and has only just begun recovering from a serious knee injury.

When he wins his medical clearance after several months out, de Jong will find a starting place that once looked all but guaranteed far harder to reclaim.

Rodri's arrival hits Marc Casado just as hard. Flick made his position crystal clear at the end of last season, telling him the best thing he could do was find another club.

Casado kept dreaming, though, as he explained to Sport, of making it at the Spotify Camp Nou.

The club want to sell him permanently, and every sign now points to a move to the Saudi Roshn League.

Another La Masia graduate looks set to leave before the summer window shuts, and unless something changes it will be Toni Marquez.

The 19-year-old midfielder needs minutes. He fits neatly into Deco's new strategy: the sporting director will chase a deal with a buy-back clause, banking a financial return while keeping a grip on the player's future.

Marc Bernal might look like another casualty of Rodri's move to Barcelona. The truth is the opposite.

Rodri's arrival may stall Bernal's progress in the short term, but he becomes the "best possible teacher" for a lad of just 19 with his whole career in front of him.

Bernal has shown an eye for goal too, both throughout his years at La Masia and last season with the first team. That means he can share a pitch with the best player at the World Cup and push into a more advanced role.

Pedri and Gavi remain untouchable for Hansi Flick.

Rodri's arrival will reshape the roles of Gavi and Rodri within the system, one way or another. The likeliest outcome? Both stand to benefit from having him alongside them.