La Liga president Javier Tebas has announced Barcelona will not be allowed to buy anyone in the upcoming transfer window - stating that if he let them spend the whole league would 'collapse'.
Summer 2021 was an incredibly difficult time for the Nou Camp side; financial ruin after over a decade of success saw stars being asked to take paycuts, as many as FIVE financial levers being 'activated' so that they could spend more, and of course, Lionel Messi having to leave the amphitheatre he called his home for 19 years with Barca unable to pay his wages.
New signings at the time such as Memphis Depay, Sergio Aguero and Eric Garcia were all unable to be registered to their squad with La Liga's wage cap simply not budging to make room for their new stars. But with the club activating financial levers which essentially ate into their revenue to allow them to survive, the club have seen an upturn in form since. Club legend and now-manager Xavi Hernandez has taken them back to the top of the league ahead of Real Madrid, which they could win for the first time in four years under his guidance. But they have been dealt a blow by announcing they will have to undergo a transfer embargo this window - with Tebas ready to stand tough.
