Barcelona Captain Made Financial Sacrifices to Remain With the Team

• Barcelona have continuously struggled not to breach La Liga's stringent Financial Fair Play regulations
• Sergi Roberto is one of the club captains that decided to make financial sacrifices to help Barcelona
• Roberto admitted that he is earning much less after renegotiating his contract to stay at Barcelona

Barcelona’s ongoing financial difficulties are no secret.

The La Liga side had to activate numerous economic levers just to be able to sign players in the summer transfer window and relied on players taking wage cuts so the club could stay afloat.

One player who has really felt the pinch of the wage reductions is club captain, Sergi Roberto.

Roberto recently opened up about his salary at the Blaugrana, highlighting how much less he earns now, Football Espana reported.

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“Right now I am earning as if I just came from the B team, but I do it with pride because I want to be here.”

Roberto further explained that it was not a salary reduction, as first believed, and that it was not about the money.

“I did not have to reduce my salary because my contract ended. We had to negotiate a new one. The other captains have also made an economic effort. Two years ago we were the only ones who did it. We made the effort, but we didn’t want to say anything,” he added.

Despite the sacrifices made by players and the club’s best efforts, Barcelona still finds themselves in breach of La Liga’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.

Last month president Joan Laporta stated that the club would not be able to sign any players in January due to the regulations, ESPN reported.

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Barcelona to appeal La Liga's Financial Fair Play rules

It’s not going to be a happy new year for Barcelona.

The Blaugrana will have to go through the January transfer without being able to sign any new players, Sports Brief reported.

Club president Joan Laporta confirmed that the club cannot make any signings in January due to La Liga’s stringent financial fair play rules, Barca Blaugranes reported.

Barcelona unfazed as UEFA investigate clubs breaching FFP

Spanish giants FC Barcelona are reportedly not bothered by reports that they could be sanctioned over their failure to comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP).

The Catalan giants find themselves in hot water when it comes to their financial situation, this time with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

UEFA are investigating 20 teams, including Barcelona, for failing to comply with the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules for the 2020/21 season, Sports Brief reported.