How Barcelona still owe £138m in transfer fees with Man

Barcelona seemingly still owe as much as £138m in outstanding transfer fees.

The financial issues at the La Liga giants across a number of years have been well-documented with several contracts having been needed to be negotiated.

Club chiefs have also needed to be more shrewd in the transfer market, as well as place a certain level of focus on promoting players from the La Masia academy.

Nevertheless, Barcelona have still continued to spend major fees on talent from across the world, payments sometimes being made in instalments.

When their financial results were released to The Members’ Assembly on Monday, the extent of their issues became apparent, and it is emphasised that they must be resolved to stay afloat.

Which players do Barcelona still owe money for?

Money is owed for as many as six players, most notably Raphinha with Leeds United still owed as much as £36.5m.

Jules Kounde is next on the list with Sevilla still to receive £22.5m as part of the Frenchman’s transfer to Camp Nou, also in 2022.

RB Leipzig are still owed £15.5m for Dani Olmo and Athletico Paranaense still require approximately £15m from the deal involving Vitor Roque.

Manchester City are waiting for £12m from the transfer of Ferran Torres, with Bayern Munich completing the list with £8.5m still to be recouped from Robert Lewandowski’s transfer.

Reports have indicated that the Poland international is likely to depart Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of the season.

Barcelona are still waiting to move back into the renovated Camp Nou, although that is currently on course to reopen at some point next month after multiple delays.

Should any Barcelona squad members be worried?

With Barcelona under pressure to raise at least £121m of the £138m due by the summer, their ability to retain the services of some squad members naturally comes into question.

Marcus Rashford is excelling on loan from Manchester United, contributing five goals and four assists, but it remains to be seen whether it is realistic for him to stay at the club in the long term.

There are players in the squad such as Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo who are options to leave the club at the end of 2025-26.

However, despite taking all that into consideration, Barcelona would still have major work to do in order to avoid any punishment from the authorities.

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