Barcelona will attempt four strategies to solve their financial fair play situation

With Barcelona’s spending limit currently at -€144 million as per the La Liga Financial Fair Play rules following the January transfer window, the club have to find a workaround to navigate the situation before investing in the squad in the summer transfer window.

Xavi Hernandez is keen on signing as many as seven new players in the summer. Deals for Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen are already believed to be in place, and more incomings are expected as the manager looks to take the team back to the top.

So, the Catalans need to find a solution to get around the Financial Fair Play situation. And SPORT has come with a report which details the club’s plans to find a resolution.

The CVC deal will come to Barcelona’s aid in a big way in this matter. The Blaugrana will stand to pocket a massive sum of €270 million from the agreement which is close to being finalised.

The second way that the club are hoping to deal with the FFP situation is the sale of a 49% stake in Barça Studios. Talks over a sale are underway with president Joan Laporta aiming to pocket €350 million from the deal.

At the same time, the Catalans are also reviewing the future of Barça Licensing and Merchandising (BLM) as a potential source of generating income to get them out of their financial crisis.

Finally, the La Liga heavyweights will also need to offload a host of players who are not in the plans of the manager in order to get revenue and free up space on the wage bill for the incoming stars.

The likes of Neto, Sergino Dest, Memphis Depay, Martin Braithwaite, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti and Oscar Mingueza are some of the players who could be shown the exit doors.

At the same time, Luuk de Jong and Adama Traore would also likely return to their parent clubs while Ousmane Dembele and Dani Alves will be out of contract, although their renewals are being studied.

So, it goes without saying that a lot of work needs to be done for Barcelona to enjoy a successful transfer window in the summer.