BREAKING: BARCELONA TO SELL THEIR STUDIOS IN EXCHANGE FOR €60 MILLION

Barcelona continues to maneuver their way through various economic means to find a solution that allows them to sustainably participate in their typical transfer dealings. This is without additional hindrances that stall their operations.

Last season, Barcelona were able to “pull” several economic levers in order to guarantee an inflow of funds that allowed Barcelona to then make significant moves in the summer transfer window in return for selling off certain percentages of their various assets.

This year, as they struggle to find the means to truly compete for signings as most European clubs continue to do so, it appears Barcelona could once again turn to such an economic lever to guarantee additional funds being injected.

According to Spanish outlet SPORT, Barcelona has reached an agreement with a German investment fund to sell off 16% of Barca Studios in exchange for €60 million.

Barca Studios is owned by two separate entities, Socios.com and Orpheus. However, their payments have been delayed but will soon reach Barcelona. Said payments are then expected to be adequate to register the contracts of the new signings and renewed players.

These registrations were reportedly put on hold by La Liga due to the absence of the collection of funds from Socios.com and Orpheus. These funds were mentioned in Barcelona's Viability Plan and were thus pivotal to staying in compliance.

Reportedly, FC Barcelona is also working on other means of income to be guaranteed, something that could possibly even see Barcelona operate under the 1:1 rule for the month of August. That, consequently, may even allow them to make any other signings during the summer.

Because of such restrictions, Barcelona has to face a tough season, but they did well to clinch the La Liga title but did not perform well in the elite European tournaments. Lepnel Messi left Barcelona because of his financial insecurities.