BarcelonaXavi Hernández is about to start his first pre-season as Barça coach. A week and two from now, the Egarenc technician and his staff they will get to work with the batteries charged after the holidays and the hope of returning the Barça team to the path of success. They would like to have at their disposal the signings they have asked for the squad to have two competitive pieces for each position, but the club’s financial constraints call for patience. The salary cap is everywhere and any input movement (whether modest or ambitious) is conditioned on the activation of the already famous levers. If there is no setback, the first — the sale of a percentage of television rights — will close before June 30 to avoid a year-end loss, but it will take one or two more to turn around the negative equity of the institution, reverse the fair play exceeded and be able to operate with some normality. This is the only recipe for returning to the 1/1 rule, which allows the registration of new files without first being required to make a salary space equivalent to three or four times what you intend to register.
Samuel Umtiti will continue to cost Barça money even if he leaves
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