The board at Barcelona has decided to turn down the multi-million dollar operation as the club are almost bankrupt due to their poor financial management.
The optimistic and relentless pursuit by the board of Barcelona to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan and Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain has finally come to an end as the club has accepted the harsh reality that lies ahead of them.
Don Balon claims that the president of the club has had a brief conversation with his team of officials regarding the closure of the multimillion-dollar operation in the upcoming summer transfer market.
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Josep Maria Bartomeu believes that without the income from the television rights due to the suspension of all major competitions in Europe and without possible departures from the club since most other football clubs themselves are facing an economic crisis, the president of the Barca declares that the Catalan club is in a serious state of crisis.
Neymar’s return from Paris Saint-Germain would cost the Cules a minimum of 200 million euros and the arrival of Lautaro Martinez would mean paying off the 111 million release clause, the current financial situation at Barcelona would not be able to withstand both the operations as the club would have to declare themselves bankrupt if they have to sign either of the players.
Apart from the effect of the pandemic on the financial budget of the Blaugrana, the other reason as to why the Spanish giants have such a tight transfer budget is due to the fact that most players are highly overpaid at the club.
Philippe Coutinho would be returning from Bayern Munich and now the Catalans would have to pay his full salary as no club in the world are financially strong enough to make huge signings in the summer market, Ousmane Dembele will also continue at the club and continue earning his hefty salary while spending most of the side-lined due to injury
Had the Catalan club sold Ivan Rakitic, Ousmane Dembele, and Philippe Coutinho a season earlier, maybe this would not be their current situation, as no club would be able to afford either of three players in the upcoming window.
Lionel Messi would be furious as he was hoping that from either of the two, one of them would be signed. The captain probably feels dejected as his winning project seems highly unlikely and now the Argentine forward is nearing the end of his career.
Lautaro Martinez or Neymar was Leo Messi’s last wishes to build a competitive squad to compete for all three competitions and probably win the Champions League once again.
However, it seems like Lionel Messi will fall short by just one Champions League trophy to Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona will most likely continue with the same squad next season apart from the possible inclusion of Philippe Coutinho in the middle of the park.
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