Barcelona made quite a lot of news on transfer deadline day. They have had to navigate a tough few months and it remains to be seen just how much they’ll suffer in the aftermath of it. The club’s wage bill has been trimmed but Joan Laporta and co. haven’t been able to offload all the players they wanted to get off their books.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 1 September 2021.
Lionel Messi’s number 10 shirt given to Ansu Fati
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Barcelona right-back Emerson Royal on a five-year deal. Spurs will reportedly pay Barcelona £25 million in transfer fees. 20% of that fee will go to Emerson’s former club Real Betis. Barcelona had signed the youngster on a permanent basis from Real Betis at the start of the summer for €9 million.
The 22-year-old has put pen to paper on a new five-year deal with Spurs. Emerson started Barcelona’s latest league game against Getafe. But with Sergino Dest likely to remain first-choice at right-back, Barcelona were happy to offload Emerson for a fee.