Barcelona, ​​in a race against time, has not yet registered the new reinforcements

Barca will have to sell players if they want to sign Robert Lewandowski/Photo: EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

Barcelona's management is in a race against time to register the players they brought in in the summer transfer window because they cannot meet La Liga's financial fair play. Barcelona spent 153 million euros to buy Robert Lewandowski, Rafinha and Gilles Kunde, while Frank Kesi and Adreas Christensen came as free agents, and they want to sign Bernardo Silva by Saturday, with whom they have already agreed personal terms, but City must paid him 80 million euros in damages.

But Laporta has to "iron" the books by 23:59 p.m. Friday, that is, reduce expenses by 100 million euros.

Laporta announced that he will have to sell an additional 25 percent of the shares of Barca Studios. own production company, but the transaction has not yet been completed.

Laporta previously signed a sponsorship deal with the Spotify company, and last year took a loan of 500 million euros from the Goldman Sachs bank to reduce debts.

But La Liga's financial regulations are the most rigorous of Europe's five strongest leagues. Each Spanish team receives a spending limit on players and coaching staff, which includes wages and transfer fees.

Although the calculation is complicated, the main goal of La Liga's financial fair play is for the club to spend a maximum of 70 percent of the total income. If the club does not meet the criteria, it cannot register new players.

Barcelona, ​​for example, can be in the red by 144 million euros, and is currently in a bigger red.

Barca had hoped that the sale of television rights and a stake in the Barca studio would increase their allowable deficit, but La Liga rejected this, and as a result, they are still unable to register new players.

The club is now trying to find a solution, it will try to sell more shares from the TV rights, but above all to "get rid" of players, which Xavi does not count on.

These are Samuel Umtiri, Martin Braithwaite and Memphis Depay, while talks are ongoing with Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets about a pay cut.

The club also publicly announced that midfielder Frankie de Jong, who is interested in Manchester United and Chelsea, must take a pay cut or leave the club. For him, Barcelona could get 85 million euros and solve the problems, but neither the football player wants to go nor accept a salary reduction.

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