Barcelona have been BANNED from transfer market unless they raise £178m in player sales

Barcelona has been informed that in order to have any chance of competing in the summer transfer market, they will need to raise £178 million from the sale of current players.

The Catalan giants' financial problems are well known, and they currently have a tight deadline to raise the required funds in order to have any impact on the upcoming summer window.

Despite appearing to be constrained by financial difficulties, the club previously spent heavily in the summer of 2022 on players like Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Jules Kounde.

To be able to afford the expensive expenditure, they pulled a number of economic levers, but they are still reportedly £1 billion in debt.

Being eliminated by Manchester United from the Europa League and failing to advance further in the Champions League tightened the screws at the club, with Barca rumored to be dependent on European competitions as a source of income.