Barcelona vice president Eduard Romeu says the club needs an approximate sum of €500 million to save the club from the huge debt they are currently battling. It's no news that Barcelona is in debt and it has affected some financial activities of the club. Barcelona had to let their star man Leo Messi go last season and had some players go on a pay cut to reduce the club expenses.
The club had to also send some players on loan, players like Griezmann and Coutinho had to be sent on loan to reduce their huge wages on the club. Barcelona sold Coutinho last month to Aston Villa for €20 million. What a loss for the club, the Brazilian player was bought for €160 million from Liverpool in 2018, this was a huge loss for the club.
Dembele's move to Barcelona was another transfer the Catalan giant made which was another waste of money, Barca agreed with Dortmund for the transfer of Dembele which cost the club €105 million. The Frenchman was signed in hopes of replacing Neymar who left Barca for PSG, unfortunately, he did not live up to the expectation, since he arrived at Camp Nou he has been facing a lot of injuries and was out for a long time off the pitch.
Recently there is an ongoing battle with the Frenchman contract at the club, Dembele has refused to renew his contract and will likely leave the club as a free agent. The Frenchman has refused to be on a pay cut and refused offers from the club to renew his contract.
Barcelona is unable to give Dembele what he wants due to their financial crisis, the club have done their best to convince the Frenchman to stay at the club but it appears talks are getting no were close to an agreement, the club has decided not to bend a knee for him and have left the Frenchman to decide if he still want to continue with the club or leave in the coming transfer window.
Frankie De Jong has been on the headlines for some time now, Manchester United are interested in the Dutch player and are ready to make a deal for the midfielder. However, the Dutch player doesn't want to leave Barcelona and is willing to stay at the club but the money United is offering to pay for the player is quite tempting for Barcelona, they need money and selling Frankie would be the best option for the club.
Barcelona is currently allowing fans to play on the field and get married in the stadium for a fee, the purpose of this is to raise money for the club as they are desperately in need of funds. I Hope Barcelona will get back on its feet soon. It's sad to see one of the biggest clubs in the history of football going through this hard time. Well guys that will be all for today, have a lovely weekend.