The summer transfer window is officially shut and Barcelona have been much quieter than usual, signing only two players — Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor — and struggling once again to register contracts due to their ongoing financial issues.
Fans were excited about the prospect of a return to La Liga’s 1:1 spending rule which would allow the Blaugrana to be aggressive on the market, but that never happened and the club once again had plenty of issues bringing in new talent and selling those who are not in their plans.
Sporting director Deco received a good portion of the blame for this summer’s struggles, and an extensive report by Diario SPORT on Sunday claims that the former Barça player turned executive is “disappointed” by the broken promises made by president Joan Laporta regarding a solution to the financial problems, and is considering his exit from the club after just one year on the job because the economic issues won’t allow Deco to build a squad according to his vision.