Barcelona need €13-14 million salary margin to register teenage striker in January

Barcelona have a few things on the agenda already as they approach the January transfer window.

First, depending on the finances, the priority would be to register Gavi’s contract without the means of the precautionary measure from the court. Along with that, an attempt will be made to bring in Vitor Roque and register him as well.

In all fairness, everything depends on the financial state of the club and whether or not they receive the pending capital from the German fund Libero. 

If the opportunity allows, both ideas will be executed but even if one of those comes to fruition, the Blaugrana would count that as a win.

Barcelona have already started work

As for Roque, the young Brazil forward is a desire of Xavi and his coaching staff for January. 

At Barcelona, they’ve wasted no time in crunching the numbers. After consulting with La Liga, they have determined the precise amount of salary space they must create in order to complete Roque’s registration.

The condition for this is ensuring that the outstanding €40 million, whether from Libero or any other source, is received in advance.

What is the requirement here?

According to what SPORT has mentioned, Barcelona estimate that in order to register Roque, a sum of €13-14 million needs to be raised.

Although Roque’s initial salary is relatively modest, the Catalans must also count the amortization costs for his transfer, pushing the total expenditure beyond the €10 million mark.

While selling a player might be the fastest means of achieving this financial margin, the club is not currently contemplating any such exits. The squad is already understaffed, and recent injuries have highlighted the vulnerability of the team should another player depart.

Another option Barcelona can consider is deferred payments. Barcelona are keen on extending Frenkie de Jong’s contract, but as of today, no concrete progress has been made.

To add another layer of complexity, the registration of Gavi would necessitate a similar Financial Fair Play approach as in Roque’s case.

Consequently, if Barcelona were to address both registration issues concurrently, they would need to find ways to reduce the overall player salary expenses by approximately €25 million.