Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen from Chelsea, Raheem Sterling from Manchester City, Jesse Lingard from Manchester United, Karim Adeyemi from Salzburg and many other players are linked with a January move to Barcelona. And while Barca’s fans are already looking happier than they were two weeks ago, the reality is – Spanish giants can’t sign anybody in January. And that’s the plain fact, explained by Barca’s CEO himself.Barefooted Dani Alves sends an emotional message upon signing for Barca: ”Nothing compares to you”Due to their fragile financial state, Catalonians cannot sign anybody when the transfer window reopens in 2022. But, they do have roughly a month in a half to work something out or find a magic wand to erase all the debts. “There is a month and a half and we are working on different situations. As of today, there is no possibility of making signings in January. On the 1st, we’ll see” Barcelona’s CEO Mateu Alemany said, per Marca. ##NAJAVA_MECA_5990945##Current situation leaves no choice for Xavi – he will have to deal with the current crop of players, or sell someone in order to bring someone. Xavi is keen on signing a forward or a winger soon, owing to the fact that Sergio Aguero will be out long-term due to his heart issue. Ansu Fati suffered from various minor knocks since returning from a year-long injury and he is clearly not fully fit yet, so reinforcement is needed badly. On the other side, selling players won’t be easy too. Samuel Umtiti simply refuses to go, and same goes for Philippe Coutinho, who is probably the only player who would gain any interest from other clubs. The kid is ready for the big leagues – Barcelona set aside 45 million USD for AdeyemiIt sounds ironic, but Xavi is also to ‘blame’ for the current financial situation, as the club had to pay additional money for his release from Al Saad, while the former manager Ronald Koeman refused to settle with Barca over his contract, and the Catalonians had to pay a sizable amount for the early termination of his contract. It will be interesting to see what will Barcelona do in January, and will they find a solution to buy some players for Xavi.
