Barcelona cannot register all new signings by activating second economic lever, exits key

It has been a week filled with joy for Barcelona fans. The Blaugrana have completed the signing of Raphinha, extended the contract of Ousmane Dembele and have now reached an agreement to land Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich.

While fans rejoice over the transfer business completed, there is still the matter of player registration that the club need to contend with without breaching La Liga’s Financial Fair Play margin.

The activation of the first economic lever with the sale of 10% TV rights eased some burden for Barcelona.

And the Catalan giants are in negotiations to activate the second lever by selling the remaining 15% of TV rights to Sixth Street. Such a move could hand the club a financial boost of worth around €330 million.

However, Toni Juanmarti reports that triggering the second economic lever will likely not allow Barça to register all their new players without an element of risk.

The Catalans remain hopeful of devising a strategy, although as club director Mateu Alemany hinted on Friday, player sales will be key for everything to go smoothly.

It is one of the major reasons why Barcelona have been trying to push Frenkie de Jong out of the club. The midfielder is a target for Manchester United, with whom the Blaugrana have reached an agreement over an €85 million deal for the transfer.

But with the player reluctant to leave, Barça have had to put pressure on him to leave. It has been reported that the Dutchman’s exit could help free up €30-35 million in Fair Play, which would be a big boost for the club.

Apart from de Jong, out-of-favour players like Samuel Umtiti, Riqui Puig, Martin Braithwaite and Oscar Mingueza are also expected to move on. All these player departures will be pivotal for Barcelona to successfully register their new signings without any hurdles or roadblocks.