Two rookie Christensen, Kessie can leave Barca
According to ESPN, Christensen and Kessie can activate the terms that allow them to leave freely in the contract, if not registered to play the match against Rayo Vallecano. The duo has just arrived at the Camp Nou yard after the contract with Chelsea and AC Milan in the summer of 2022.
In this transfer window, Barca also recruited Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounte but could not register all because there was not enough salary fund as prescribed by La Liga. The reigning team has not registered Sergi Roberto - the midfielder has just extended until 2023 and Ousmane Dembele - the contractor two years after the old contract expired.
According to ESPN, the situation of Christensen and Kessie is different from the rest, because they joined Barca without wasting transfer. Therefore, the two have the right to leave in the form of free and sign with another club before the transfer window closed on September 1.
This source emphasizes no signs of Christensen and Kessie will activate this term. President Joan Laporta repeatedly reassured that all seven players will be registered before La Liga started.
Barca has a deadline until the end of August to register for these players. In the worst case, they will find a way to talk to Christensen and Kessie's representatives to convince them not to activate the provision to leave in a free form.
The top of the Camp Nou has triggered three economic levers to earn $ 777 million and spending more than 150 million USD to strengthen this summer force. To register the seven players mentioned above, Barca is said to sell 24.5% more shares of Barca Studios, and continue to negotiate adjustment with the first team stars, including Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique. In addition, they also have to streamline the squad when finding the output for Frenchie de Jong, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Memphis Depay, Miralem Pjanic, Martin Braithwaite and Samuel Umtiti.
Barca's salary limit with La Liga at a negative $ 150 million at the end of last season and they could not register more players. In the summer of 2021, Barca has experienced the same situation. They can only register Sergio Aguero, Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia close to La Liga's day, after Gerard Pique has reduced income. In January 2022, the owner of the Camp Nou continued to ask Samuel Umtiti to reduce wages to register rookie Ferran Torres.