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The reigning LALIGA champions have ceased offering breakfast to their youth teams.
In a bid to cut down their expenses, Barcelona will reportedly remove the breakfast menu on offer for the youth teams.
This is according to Spanish media outlet Relevo, who claim that the players have not been taking advantage of the breakfast meals on offer, which has rendered the club to conclude that it is an unjustified expense.
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07:01 - 22.08.2023
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry lands France coaching job
Former Arsenal and Barcelona star Thierry Henry has been named the new France Under-21 coach until 2025.
The five-time Champions League winners have been in financial turmoil for a couple of years, which has forced them into making hard, ruthless, and unpopular decisions in efforts to make amends and get the club financially stable.
They had to part ways with star forward Lionel Messi, as they were unable to meet his contract demands even after he had willingly offered to take a pay cut to stay with the Blaugrana in 2021.
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08:40 - 22.08.2023
STARS ABROAD Former AFC Leopards midfielder finally opens up on why he moved to Belarusian side Dinamo Brest
The 21-year-old signed for Belarus from Dhofar in August
In 2022, they had to activate ‘economic levers’ to allow them to spend money in the transfer market, but the levers have since run out, leaving them in a precarious position.
Having moved to the Barcelona Olympic Stadium on a temporary basis to allow the Sportify Camp Nou to undergo renovations, which effectively means that they are weakened even further.
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15:00 - 21.08.2023
FKFPL: Gor Mahia and creative midfielder Austin Odhiambo in payment standoff
Odhiambo agreed to a two-year contract extension, but the club are yet to pay up his signing-on fee.
You therefore cannot blame the club for deciding to do away with unnecessary expenses they feel are not worth it in efforts to minimize wastage of resources.
Barcelona have spent very prudently on new signings this summer.
07:01 - 22.08.2023
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry lands France coaching job
Former Arsenal and Barcelona star Thierry Henry has been named the new France Under-21 coach until 2025.
Barca were hoping to avoid financial issues by raising money through player sales this summer, in order to fund transfer business similar to last year when they spent more than €150 million on signings.
However, the club have sold just two players for fees this summer, with Ousmane Dembele joining Paris Saint-Germain for €50m and Franck Kessie leaving for Saudi Arabia in a €12.5m deal.
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08:11 - 22.08.2023
FOOTBALL Harambee Stars set for international friendly as part of 2026 World Cup qualification preparations
Engin Firat's team will be playing an international friendly in September as part of their preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
As a result, Barca have been unable to bring in targets such as Bernardo Silva, Ivan Fresneda and Joao Cancelo, although the club are hopeful to add a right-back before the transfer deadline.
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