Due to the club’s financial difficulties, Barcelona is reportedly unable to register several first-team players for the forthcoming La Liga season.

After several massive transfer transactions and years of mismanagement at the Nou Camp, La Liga has sanctioned the Catalan giants for their financial mishandling on multiple occasions.

The club’s salary cap was reduced by over 50% at the beginning of the previous season, from £558 million to £232 million, and it was later reduced once more this year.

The team managed a commendable second-place finish previous season, despite sanctions restricting their activities in the transfer market; however, they ultimately finished 10 points behind runaway leaders Real Madrid.

More uncertainty is expected to arise during the upcoming season as former Germany head coach Hansi Flick gets ready to take over for the first time as manager of transfers.

 

Barcelona’s ongoing financial crisis has reportedly left them unable to register multiple first-team players for next season

 

The club are said to have to raise more than £110m by June 30 to avoid potential transfer sanctions

Barcelona has to come up with £110 million before the end of the month, according to a report from The Athletic, or they would probably be unable to bolster their roster this summer due to having above the league’s pay cap.

Nine senior players who started the previous season are currently ineligible to participate this season.

Among them are players like Inigo Martinez of Spain, Vitor Roque of Brazil, and Marcos Alonso, a former star for Chelsea.

The situation for the Blaugrana is further complicated by the automatic registration of several highly compensated players who are scheduled to return after being loaned out.

After spending the previous season at Aston Villa after spending a year at Spurs, Clement Lenglet is expected to make a return to the Nou Camp.

 

Former Chelsea star Marcos Alonso’s contract is set to expire at the end of this month

 

Meanwhile, as a “emergency” signing, highly-rated prospect Victor Roque was brought in; if he is to stay with the team for the upcoming season, he will need to register again.

The Frenchman had to wait until December to make his Villans debut since he struggled to establish himself in Unai Emery’s developing squad.

Even if he had a lengthy stint in the team after that, a permanent transfer to the Premier League seems improbable considering the 28-year-old’s big salary.

Ansu Fati, meanwhile, played the entire season on loan with Brighton, where he only started three games in the Premier League.

With three years left on his contract at the Nou Camp, where he reputedly makes £200,000 a week, Flick, 21, will undoubtedly face significant challenges as he works to strengthen Barca’s finances.

Following a season-ending victory on the final day of play, departing manager Xavi cautioned his successor that leading one of Spain’s most illustrious teams would not be an easy undertaking and that praise would be hard to come by.

 

The circumstance is further compounded by the automatic registration of returning loan stars like Ansu Fati.

“I warn you, new manager: You will suffer.” After Barca defeated Sevilla 2-1, he commented. “This is a challenging job; patience is required.”

“I believe that our work has not received enough appreciation,” he continued. The squad was in ninth place when I took over, but we finished the season in second place, and the following year we won the league.