The activation of the four levers has made the Blaugrana club come out of the excess of the cost limit of the squad…
…But he still needs to lower the salary mass to be able to register the Frenchman and the signings that may arrive
The activation of the fourth and last lever, that is, the sale of the last package of assets approved by the assembly of delegates on June 17, allowed Barça to register six of the seven signings made during the winter market. A) Yes, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessie and the ‘renewed’ Sergi Roberto and Ousmane Dembélé will be at Xavi Hernández’s disposal in the League opener against Rayo Vallecano.
The only one that Barça has not been able to register despite the 868 million received from the sale of 25 percent of the television rights for the next 25 years and 49.5 percent of Barça Studios is Jules Koundé, who will have to wait for Barça to resolve the negotiations it has open for lower salaries in the squad or release a footballer.
The fact is that with the activation of the famous four levers, Barça has managed to get out of the excess template cost limit (LCPD), which allows him to sign already 1/1, without having to submit to the 1/4 or 1/3 rule. That is, for every euro that goes out, another can come in.
But the blaugrana club still needs to reduce salary mass to address the registration of Koundé and the signings that may still be to come, in the case of Marcos Alonso, who is only waiting for Barça to resolve this situation, or Bernardo Silva.
In other words. In order for Xavi to have Koundé at his disposal, Barça must release one of the two players who do not fit into the coach’s plans and who has not yet resolved his future, Martin Braithwaite and Samuel Umtiti, or accept one of the offers that are coming for Frenkie de Jong, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Memphis or Sergiño Dest, to name a few examples.
The other option is close open negotiations with Gerard Piqué and Sergio Busquets for lowering their wages. The club hopes to be able to shelve any of these salary reduction or exit operations that are open before the two hours prior to the start of the match against Rayo, the deadline to register players for this first day.