Why can Barça now sign Kounde without selling Aubameyang?

Kounde played against City on Wednesday

In the League they emphasize the aforementioned review of the variables and also two movements just this week. One is the transfer without purchase option of Samuel Umtiti to the Italian Lecce, which frees up a small part of the footballer’s salary and puts in the hands of the Pulla club certain bonuses linked to his performance. And the other is the management of Pablo Torre, a footballer who right now is not selectable for the first team because the club has withdrawn the permission that is provided for players who go up and down the subsidiary. With this temporary move, Barça generates a space of almost three million between the salary and the amortization. In exchange, however, Torre is left in an uncertain situation, as he has internally transmitted his doubts about the possibility of competing with Barça Atlètic. In fact, Xavi himself, in a recent press conference, did not rule out the transfer of the Cantabrian midfielder, who has Racing de Santander very interested in bringing him back to play in the Second Division.

Outstanding duties with ‘fair play’

Be that as it may, both Barça and the management are clear that Kounde will be able to make his official debut this weekend against Valladolid. His registration needed more than 21 million between the annual fee and the expected repayment for this season. Without the reinterpretation of the last few hours, the Blaugrana club calculated that it would be necessary to sell Aubameyang and close the exit from Memphis, but finally Kounde’s specific objective will be achieved with more modest gestures. This does not mean, however, that Barça will now rule out the departure of the Gabonese striker, who has a good offer from Chelsea and could leave an interesting capital gain in the coffers. What’s more, closing this operation would help to refish Pablo Torre, to consider the arrivals of Marcos Alonso or Foyth for the sides and to move forward with the renewal of Gavi and the registration of Araujo’s new contract.