It has been a frustrating summer for the Blaugrana, who were unable to sign Marco Verratti or Hector Bellerin and lost Neymar, although they eventually agreed to pay an eye-watering 147 million euros for Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele.
Barcelona’s board has been trying to deal with a separate issue on Friday, with former presidential candidate Agusti Benedito officially requesting papers to launch a vote of no confidence against current president Josep Maria Bartomeu.