Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie Could Leave Barcelona Before Playing a Competitive Game for the Team

Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie Could Leave Barcelona Before Playing a Competitive Game for the Team

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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  • Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie both signed for Barcelona on free transfers from Chelsea and AC Milan
  • The new La Liga season begins on Saturday, and Barcelona have yet to register any of their new signings
  • Barcelona are encouraging some of their players to accept salary cuts to help the club free up funds

Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie could both leave Barcelona before they even play a competitive game for the Blaugrana.

The duo were both brought into the club on free transfers but have yet to be registered with LaLiga.

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Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie could leave Barcelona on free transfers if they are not registered before the start of the La Liga season. Image: David Ramos/ Pau Barrena
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ESPN confirmed that if both players are not registered before Barcelona’s first game against Rayo Vallecano, they could leave as free agents.

Barcelona have yet to register Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Koundé, Sergi Roberto and Ousmane Dembélé as well.

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ESPN reported that Christensen and Kessie's situations are different, though, because they were free agents. They have a clause in their contracts that allows them to leave before the transfer window closes.

With three days to go before the new season starts, Barcelona are cutting it close when it comes to registering their new signings.

As reported by Football Espana, club captain Sergio Busquets is willing to defer his salary to help the club, provided he gets a guarantee that he will receive his full salary when he leaves the club.

Gerard Piqué has already agreed to renegotiate his contract, taking a salary cut in the process, in order to help the team register their new players.

Barcelona star considering renegotiating his contract with Blaugrana after Gerard Piqué accepted a salary cut

Barcelona are in a desperate race against time to free up funds to register their new signings.

The Catalan giants are now relying on players to take a salary cut ahead of the new season in order to have more money available. Gerard Piqué has already agreed to a salary cut, but Sergio Busquets is still considering what to do.

As reported by Football Espana, Busquets is willing to do what he can to help but wants reassurances that he will receive his deferred wages later.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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