Reports claim that Barcelona do not have the adequate funds to register the club's new signings.
Despite their highly publicised financial instability, Barca have been the biggest spenders in Europe so far in this transfer window, having brought in the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde.
These stars have come to the Camp Nou commanding large transfer fees while also on considerably high wages, but despite their evident talents, it seems they might not be able to wear the blue and red of Barca any time soon.
According to Cadena COPE, Barca are €150 million (R2.5 billion) short of meeting LaLiga's financial fair play requirements. Joan Laporta, the club's president, has been presumably spending a lot in order to give Xavi Hernandez the best possible chance of winning trophies in the 2022/23 season.
According to The Athletic, the club's officials even proposed to UEFA that they use future broadcast revenues from the upcoming UEFA Champions League campaign as security to apply for a loan.
Had Europe's football governing body accepted, it would ensure that Barca's progression to the latter stages of the tournament would be in their best interests, undermining the integrity of the competition.
One of the club's highest earners, Frenkie de Jong, will now perhaps be pushed even closer to the exit door. Should the LaLiga giants' valuation of the Dutchman be met and his wages off their books, it would edge them towards being able to register their players.
