Barcelona were dealt a huge blow in their bid to beat Manchester City to the signing of Erling Haaland this summer, after La Liga announced new spending limits for Spain's 20 top-flight clubs.
Barça have been told that their current spending on the squad is £121million (€144m) over the permitted limit they can only spend if they generate four times as much via sales and savings.
La Liga announced squad-spending limits for all 20 clubs on Monday and Barcelona's balance is now minus €144m.
Article 100 of La Liga's financial fair play rules allows clubs with a negative spending limit to apply a 1:4 ratio to their financial transactions.