Thanks to a generous favour to his club, Barcelona registered recent recruits Memphis, Eric Garcia and Rey Manaj to play in La Liga. Barca’s deputy captain Gerard Pique has agreed to a substantial reduction in his salary to help the financially challenged giants.This means that all of the first team players will be available for selection by Ronald Koeman for this Sunday’s opening Liga fixture against Real Sociedad.Barcelona are doing their best to make their own players and fans look like idiotsThe club is also continuing to work with two of the other captains, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, to adapt their salaries to its current situation. Barcelona said in a statement that those two players are “totally and utterly willing to cooperate”. Should the high-earning pair also agree to reduce their earnings, the club should finally be ready to register their marquee signing Sergio Aguero.The Catalan giants are still reeling following Lionel Messi’s departure and are desperately trying to reduce their expenses and get the massive debt under control. For a start, they need to make sure they comply with La Liga’s salary cap regulations.Barcelona have confirmed that Gerard Piqué has agreed to a substantial pay cut to allow La Liga registration of new signings Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia and Rey Manaj too. 🔴🤝 #FCB #Pique More than a player. pic.twitter.com/U3TnvMamla— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 14, 2021 In recent months, Barcelona has achieved several sales and loans with regard to its senior squad that have meant that all of the players can be registered for the start of the 2021/22 season. Jean-Clair Todibo was sold for 8 million euro to OGC Nice, Junior Firpo went to Leeds United for 15 million, Trincao was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for 6 million, Carles Alena was traded to Getafe for 5 million and Konrad De la Fuente left for Olympique Marseille in exchange for 3.5 million. The latter two operations were at 50 per cent because they included the right to repurchase. In addition, Matheus Fernandes’ contract was terminated.LA LIGA – Round 1FridayValencia – Getafe 1-0 (1-0)/Soler 11 pen/Saturday20.30: (3.05) Mallorca (3.25) Betis (2.40)20.30: (2.80) Cadiz (3.00) Levante (2.75)23.00: (2.40) Osasuna (3.10) Espanyol (3.20)23.00: (7.00) Alaves (4.30) Real Madrid (1.47)18.30: (3.80) Celta (3.20) Atl.Madrid (2.10)21.00: (1.80) Barcelona (3.60) Sociedad (4.60)23.15: (1.50) Sevilla (4.10) Rayo Vallecano (7.00)Monday21.00: (1.57) Villareal (4.00) Granada (6.00)23.00: (3.80) Elche (3.10) Ath.Bilbao (2.15)***odds are subject to change
