Hansi Flick asked for an attacker from his management, but he had no offensive reinforcement. During a large part of the winter transfer window, the management of FC Barcelona tried to bring Marcus Rashford to please his coach, but, for financial reasons, the English striker could not land in Catalonia and went to Aston Villa. Many supporters also demanded one or more arrivals, and are therefore a little frustrated by this white transfer window from their heart club. However, it is clear that January was quite productive.
First, there was this famous Dani Olmo file (and Pau Victor), settled thanks to a lever (sale of VIP places in Camp Nou) and the intervention of the CSD, organ of the Spanish government. More than good news, this is a repaired error will say some, but this lever above all made it possible to return to the rule of 1: 1 of the financial fair play of the Liga. This means that the slightest euro that will enter the club's funds can be re-used on the transfer window, which was not the case so far. A sacred new for Barça which should therefore have more room for maneuver and purchasing power for the summer transfer window.
Positive for next summer
This transfer window will also have been fruitful in terms of extra time. Ronald Araujo, Pedri, Gavi and Gerard Martin have signed new contracts with Barça, which ensures the presence of three players of present and future. An agreement was also reached with Iñigo Martínez, and the formalization should not be long. All these new deals were able to be concluded thanks to this return to 1: 1, offering the club a larger salary ceiling for its workforce and therefore making it possible to record the new contracts of the players in question.
Even if there were no sales in the first team, the club also recovered a small jackpot. About 5 million euros entered the club's coffers with the sale of the captain of Barça B Unnandez in Al-Ittihad, and the club also pocketed a little more than 13 million euros (and not € 24 million) On the sale of Nico Gonzalez from Porto to Manchester City thanks to a clause which had been granted during the sale of the player to the Portuguese club. A amounts that will do good for next summer, with a decoration that already works on several positions to be strengthened …
