Barcelona won’t be permitted to make any transfers this summer, according to La Liga president Javier Tebas.
According to Martin Lipton of The Sun, Tebas made this statement at the FT Business of Football summit on Thursday in London.
“As of right now, Barcelona’s budget leaves no room for spending during the upcoming transfer window.
“Barcelona has engaged in dubious behaviour that has affected LaLiga, and we are responding in kind. They are no longer permitted to sign new players, per our decision.
Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, and Jules Kounde were among the players Barcelona spent more than €150 million on last summer, while Franck Kessie, Hector Bellerin, Andreas Christensen, and Marcos Alonso also joined Camp Nou for free.
Barcelona spent in excess of €150 million last summer on signing the likes of Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Jules Kounde, while Franck Kessie, Hector Bellerin, Andreas Christensen, and Marcos Alonso arrived at Camp Nou on free transfers.
Barcelona were under pressure to reduce their squad last summer but only managed to offload Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Philippe Coutinho, while another high-earner, Memphis Depay, joined Atletico Madrid in January.
However, according to Tebas, Barcelona will be stopped from registering new players until more players are offloaded.
However, as per the Daily Mail, even if Barca sanction major departures, they will only be able to spend “two-fifths of that amount, meaning their budget would only be a maximum of around £71m.”
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