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During the off-season, the composition of the already strengthened "Barcelona" with famous free agents may face some unpleasant news. AS and "record.pt" report that in their fight against inflated salaries, the Catalans must significantly cut expenses in this area. According to the media, "Barca" must reduce the wage budget from 347 to 160 million euros, or else they won't receive permission to register new players for the Spanish championship. Team president Joan Laporta has already taken steps – preparing to release Miralem Pjanic and Samuel Umtiti, negotiating with Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets for salary reduction. "Barcelona" is also waiting for offers for Philippe Coutinho, Neto, Junior Firpo, and Braithwaite, not being able to be calm about the positions of Ousmane Dembele, Clement Lenglet, and Antoine Griezmann in the lineup. The team will start preparing for the new season on July 9th.
