Koundé was once again left out of yesterday’s squad for not being registered in LaLiga as a FC Barcelona player, and that prevents him from playing. The club has not registered him because it would exceed the rules of the Financial Fair Play established by LaLiga, due to the complicated situation that FC Barcelona is going through.
This is causing some discontent in the player who was told that everything was controlled, but the reality is that the club needs to enter 20 million euros to be able to register him and right now they have no solution. Barça’s main asset is to finish confirming some pending exits that seem to be close but have not materialized.
The departures of Umtiti, Braithwaite and Memphis would be close, and with these players gone, Koundé’s signing would be possible. Another option that could occur if any of the aforementioned does not leave is the transfer of Aubameyang to Chelsea, for which a good amount would also be entered.
Yesterday Xavi spoke about the player’s situation at a press conference but he wanted to play it down and commented that Koundé understood the situation and that he hoped to be able to count on him for next weekend. Barça comfortably beat Real Sociedad yesterday and showed with players like Christensen and Eric García that the team has quality to spare, but with Koundé the leap in quality would be greater.
Barça has until September 1 (included) to sign up Koundé, but the player wants to play now. Until then, the club needs to make room for him, because if they don’t sign him up, the footballer would be automatically released as he was not signed up and the contract had been breached. This would be a catastrophe for the club, which has invested a good amount in the centre-back, so they will surely manage to fix the situation before this happens.
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