Barcelona are just 11 days from the beginning of their La Liga season, and have only 13 players registered. There is a chance that may be the case by the time their tie with Getafe comes around too.
According Esport3, Barcelona are looking down the barrel after one of their planned ‘economic levers’ has fallen through. With Orpheus Media and Socios due to delay their payments for Barca Studios, Barcelona sought alternate financing.
That finance was to come from the re-sale of 16% of the 49.5% sold to those two businesses was to be bought by a German investment fund, who would pay the €60m up front that Barcelona were originally scheduled to receive. Now, that fund has decided to step back from a deal.