alarms on in the FC Barcelona less than 48 hours for the team coached by Xavi Hernández to debut in LaLiga Santander. Even though from the club they had conveyed full confidence Regarding the registration of the players in the next few hours, before the match against Rayo Vallecano, the latest information has revealed that the coach from Egar will not be able to count on several players this Saturday.
‘MARK’ has reported that Barça has not yet finalized the sale of the remaining 24.5% of ‘Barça Studios’ to the GDA Luma fund, owned by Gabriel de Alba, who also owns Cirque du Soleil at a rate of 100 million euros. Likewise, the Blaugrana entity has not sent the relevant documentation to LaLiga to date. At Spotify Camp Nou they are aware that economic control takes their time to analyze the details and they are playing with fire.
In this regard, Pedro Morata has informed the ‘COPE’ that the operation has been delayed and that there are problems in obtaining the signature. “If Barça does not collect these 100 million euros with said sale, the Barça club would be unable to register most of the new signings in LaLiga”, have explained. The nervousness is absolute in the offices of the Barça team.
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And it is that, if the documentation is sent right now, LaLiga’s response may not arrive in time and Barça would be forced to start the season without some of their signings. It is worth remembering that all clubs have the opportunity to register their players until August 31, but the intention of the Blaugrana is that they can be available to Xavi Hernández from the first game. This possibility is seriously at riskas things are.
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On the other hand, it should be noted that if the fourth economic lever is activated, Barça will not be able to register all its players, since it is obliged to continue generating space in your salary mass with salary reductions or sales with capital gains. To date, there is no operation on track and, even if the sale of 24.5% of Barça Studios is completed shortly, it seems difficult that the seven players can be registered before Saturday.
On the other hand, it should be noted that there are registrations that will be more difficult than others due to the issue of amortization. The higher the price that Barça has paid for the transfer (plus the player’s salary), the higher the amortization will be and the more complicated it will be to register in LaLiga. The simplest cases are those of Franck Kessié and Andreas Christensen, who have arrived as free agents and charging very little. Those of Lewandowski, Koundé and Raphinha are the headaches. Now the club will have to decide who to register now and who will have to wait.