At a press conference this Saturday, Xavi seemed without a solution to Barça’s financial difficulties.
THE FC Barcelona started his year 2024 as he ended 2023, in pain. Still in difficulty in the game, the Blaugranas had to wait for a penalty converted by Ilkay Gündogan at the last minute to win on the lawn of Las Palmas, 10th in Liga, and not lose any more ground on the two leaders Real Madrid and Girona.
Little hope for the transfer window
Despite the arrival of Victor Roque, who made his debut in the Catalan jersey during this meeting, the Blaugrana club should not be able to offer Xavi many reinforcements in the summer transfer window which opened at the start of the week, the fault of a financial situation still delicate. A situation which annoys the Spanish technician, who seemed a bit desperate at a press conference this Saturday.
Asked about the possibility of recruiting Kylian Mbappénow free to discuss with the club of his choice, or Erling Haalandthe 2010 world champion was very clear. “I have to work with the players I have. We cannot think of this type of signatures”, he simply replied before discussing the real needs of his team at the moment, namely a midfielder. But here too, the matter seems complicated. “Currently, we can’t sign anyone, that’s the reality. It would be very good to have reinforcement in the middle, but our situation is like that”added the former midfielder.
