Barcelona Expected To Register New Signings After Raising £85m

Barcelona are expected to register a number of their new summer signings this week after raising £85m from selling 24.5 per cent of Barca Studios to Orpehus Media – but it is not yet clear whether it will be all of them.

The La Liga club are waiting to register Robert Lewandowski (£42.5m), Raphinha (£55m), Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde and Franck Kessie, who all joined during this transfer window, ahead of their opening fixture at home to Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.

Ousmane Dembele and Sergi Roberto are also still to be registered after agreeing new contracts, while Barcelona are yet to complete the transfer of Marcos Alonso from Chelsea and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva remains a top target.

Orpehus Media, an audio-visual production company with a long history of producing content, is managed by Jaume Roures.

Barcelona’s summer signings:

Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, £42.5m
Raphinha – Leeds, £55m
Andreas Christensen – Chelsea, free
Franck Kessie – AC Milan, free
Jules Kounde – Sevilla, undisclosed

A club statement read: “The agreement complements the one signed on July 29 with Socios.com, and will help to accelerate the growth of the club’s digital, NFT and Web.3 strategy.

“The sale was conducted under authorisation of the General Assembly of FC Barcelona members last October 23.

“With this investment the strategic partners in Barça Studios show confidence in the value of the project and the future of digital content in the world of sport.”

Chelsea are ready to sign Frenkie de Jong and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if Barcelona allow both players to leave this month.

Manchester United agreed a £72m fee to sign De Jong last month but he is owed £17m in deferred wages and will not agree to leave until he is paid. Barcelona want him to stay but only if he agrees to take a significant pay cut and accept a £6m settlement for his deferred wages.

Chelsea are willing to match United’s £72m offer and unlike United, they can offer De Jong Champions League football.

Aubameyang moved to Barcelona on a free transfer from Arsenal in January. He has three years left on his contract. Although manager Thomas Tuchel has been reluctant to talk about Aubameyang in public, he is keen to work again with a player who scored 79 goals for him in two seasons at Borussia Dortmund.

Barcelona’s summer signings:

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