The Barcelona club, trapped between its financial problems, the economic control of LaLiga and the players who do not want to leave, sees the planning in danger.
The situation
If Xavi said that it was the time for the dispatches at Barcelona, the matter is raw. The club is trapped in a diabolical triangle between its inherent financial problems , with a rampant debt and a liquidity problem that it tries to solve by activating the famous economic levers (CVC, Barça Studios, BLM and credits); the tight economic control of LaLiga, which has to comply with the established norm; and the players who don’t want to leave. From the upper class, Frenkie de Jong has already said that he will not move from Barça even if there is an offer.
The details
And from the lower class, Braitwaite and Lenglet are also already saying that they feel fantastic even if they are not going to play for a minute. Not to mention Pjanic, who he says sees himself staying two more years in Barcelona… Planning, then, is in danger. If not execution, yes at least delay. Just what Xavi doesn’t want. The summer aims to be very long and suffered in Barcelona, although what is really surprising are the movements of the club knowing how suffocated it is financially. Barça has confirmed the signing of four players who are not, of course, cheap. Jordi Cruyff and Mateu Alemany have reached agreements with Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessié, César Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso. In addition, he has a verbal agreement with Lewandowski to sign for the next three years and another with Carlos Soler to arrive in case Frenkie de Jong leaves. To activate these operations, Barça must activate exits, but that is not going to be easy. In addition to De Jong, players like Neto, Braithwaite, Mingueza, Umtiti, Lenglet or Braithwaite should leave something in the club’s coffers. Also Sergiño Dest, another of those who has said that they do not plan to move and that they are one of the few assets that Barça has to make money unless, as a few months ago, the red button is pressed with Gavi if there is still no agreement for the extension and the club accepts some of those offers that fly over Can Barça from Bayern, Liverpool, Chelsea or Everton.