Barcelona director working on three Bosman signings and one major sale for next summer

Barcelona have been hit hard by financial problems in recent times, which has, to an extent, affected their transfer plans. But with the help of several economic levers, the Catalans enjoyed a brilliant summer window, making several top-level acquisitions.

However, with La Liga tightening the rules with regard to utilising revenue generated from selling club assets for transfers, the Blaugrana can no longer rely on such levers. And with Financial Fair Play issues persisting, no signings seem possible in January.

And, according to SPORT, Barcelona director Mateu Alemany had predicted this situation beforehand even while others within the club kept thinking of making inroads into the market next month.

Indeed, there had been talks of the Catalans wanting to sign a new right-back and a midfielder in January. But Alemany had been warning officials that such moves would not be possible and instead, had been focusing on closing free transfer deals for the summer.

The report suggests that Alemany is the only member of the Barça administration that enjoys a fluid relationship with La Liga president Javier Tebas. While he is aware of Xavi’s desire to bring in the best players, the director also understands that the numbers do not support such an undertaking at this point.

Hence, Alemany is focusing on redirecting the resources to register the new contracts of Gavi and Ronald Araujo in January while also renewing Alejandro Balde. Along with that, he is also working on free-transfer signings for the summer, with work being already done on three players.

Indeed, the report states that Alemany has been hard at work to close the signings of Inigo Martinez of Athletic Club, N’Golo Kante of Chelsea and Youssoufa Moukoko of Borussia Dortmund, with the trio set to be available for free at the end of the season.

Reports in the past have suggested that Martinez already has a verbal agreement with Barça over a Bosman move in 2023. Meanwhile, Moukoko is also said to be prioritising a transfer to Spotify Camp Nou next year.

As for Kante, the Chelsea ace is also reported to be in advanced talks over a pre-contract agreement, although his recent injury setback has slowed down things.

Apart from the three Bosman signings, Alemany is also planning to make one major sale from Barcelona to ease the burden on the club’s wage bill. The report does not name the player in question but hints that he is one of the top earners at Camp Nou.

Alemany has been working wonders since taking over at Barcelona and his vision and approach could again deliver the goods for the club next summer.