FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that the Blaugrana will try to do business in January, despite the apparent lack of wiggle room in their salary cap.
FC Barcelona are approximately €130 million over their salary limit for this season, but could have some leeway in recruiting players thanks to the savings they have made. Sporting director Deco remained coy on the matter, suggesting fans should hope for no more than the arrival of Vitor Roque, who is expected to complete his move from Athletico Paranaense.
In an interview with EFE, via Sport, Laporta explained that the team intends to do everything in its power to strengthen itself. “If we manage to get ‘fair play’, the idea is to have a midfielder who in some way compensates for the loss of Gavi. It would be a loan until the end of the season, as we did several years ago with Edgar Davids, for example. »
“We have margin, I think that until the end of the year we can generate ‘fair play’, due to a series of operations that we have in progress and if they are confirmed, we would have options.” The boss also claims that the team may not have to resort to financial guarantees from managers this winter. “If we respect the budget, which is very ambitious, we could go to the market with the guarantee of carrying out operations that do not involve personal guarantees on the part of the managers and it would be a question of being able to recruit normally. »
