Chelsea are ready to sign Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, and Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, if Barcelona decide to sell them. (Sky Sports) Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal worth more than 80m euros (£67.6m) with Barcelona for De Jong.(Sport - in Spanish) The Blues are waiting on a decision from De Jong, who would prefer to move to Stamford Bridge rather than join Manchester United, while also continuing to pursue a deal for Leicester City's French defender Wesley Fofana, 21. (Times - subscription required) Manchester United have not given up on signing De Jong and are confident he will move to Old Trafford once they resolve the issue of the players' deferred wages with Barcelona.(90min) Barcelona's Spain defender Gerard Pique, 35, has offered to play for free in order to help the club meet La Liga's financial fair play rules and register their new signings. (AS - in Spanish) Denmark defender Andreas Christensen, 26, and Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie, 25, who both joined Barcelona this summer, could leave the club for free if they cannot be registered before Saturday's first La Liga match. (ESPN) Juventus are close to reaching an agreement with Barcelona over the transfer of Dutch forward Memphis Depay, 28. (Sport - in Spanish) I'd make a cheeky offer of taking Kessie and Christensen on loan to help them out while Barca sort themselves out.
I don’t know if loaning players will count as a player of your books Also come to think of it they aren’t actually their players at all as not registered so they would be free agents To be honest don’t want to help them out It’s a shambles of their own making
I’d be all up for “helping” by stealing their free signings and taking others cut price. I think it’s ****ing embarrassing, mainly for UEFA, fifa and la liga.
If they are then it’s a disgrace because where have they found £85m. They where banking on De Jong going for 65m and the balance was him forfeiting his £17m back pay. They have threatened legal action against him when it’s them that have done the shady ****. They have proper screwed him over. Branthwaite the same.
So they've sold just under 1/4 stake in Barca Studios to raise the 85m required to finalise deals and register their new players. Is Barca Studios really worth that much (over 340m), or just more dodgy dealing?
Like everything it's worth whatever someone will pay for it. There fore the answer is yes to both your questions.