Barcelona set themselves a target for generating €124m from sales at the start of the season.
This is a sizeable figure, but it’s in line with what had been set the previous campaign, reports Marca.
Last year, Barcelona were just about able to meet their desired target, but despite their troubles, they didn’t make as much money as they likely would have liked in the summer.
The only departures were Malcom and Sergi Palencia, who brought in a combined 10 million euros, as well as the loan of Philippe Coutinho, which cost Bayern Munich 8.5 million euros with an option to buy for 120 million euros.
At the time there was optimism that Bayern would take up this option, but the reality is that will not be the case. And this would have been important for Barcelona because it would have accounted for 40 million euros.
Whereas the summer was relatively weak in terms of sales, the January transfer window was a bit more productive.
Players were sold, or mandatory purchase options were included, for approximately 30 million euros, as Abel Ruiz, Carles Perez, Alejandro Marques and the departure of Jean-Clair Todibo on loan.
On top of this is the money Marc Cucurella will bring in, with Getafe having already informed Barcelona that they will pay six million euros for him.
In total, that all adds up to 54 million euros. There are 70 million euros remaining and making up this amount is going to be a challenge.
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