Barcelona’s Financial Woes Worsen: Can They Register New Signings Before La Liga Opener?
In a shocking turn of events, Barcelona’s financial struggles have reached new heights, with the club unable to register their new signing, Dani Olmo, to play in La Liga. The midfielder joined the Blaugrana from RB Leipzig for £51 million, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that the club’s financial regulations are causing major headaches.
According to reports, La Liga has strict financial regulations when it comes to registering players to play in the league. Each club is assigned a salary cap, calculated using their revenues. If the club reaches the cap, the online registration system doesn’t allow new names to be added until adequate wage space is freed up.
Barcelona’s situation is dire. They need to sell players to free up wages and register others, including Olmo. This has left several stars, including Inigo Martinez and Vitor Roque, unlikely to play in the La Liga opener against Valencia on Friday.
The club’s president, Joan Laporta, had hopes of solving the financial crisis through the sale of 25% of Barca Studios, the club’s in-house audiovisual production company. However, Libero backed out of the deal after refusing to pay the agreed-upon amount.
The financial woes of the club are well-documented. But this situation could’ve been avoided if one of the financial levers Laporta pulled had worked. Now, Barcelona is left scrambling to resolve the issue.
The club will still need to raise more money than they spend, even after the full amount from Aramark is paid. This has echoes of last summer’s situation when the club struggled to register Ilkay Gundogan.
Despite this setback, Barcelona still retains hope of signing Nico Williams from Athletic Club. However, they’ll need to get their finances in order quickly if they want to register their new players and start the season on a high.
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