Barcelona still 'owe' four clubs money for five different signings over the years

Barcelona still owe €144 million to four different clubs for five players, according to reports.

The Catalan giants still have financial woes despite their massive spending spree this past summer, which totalled £137 million.

Coutinho never settled at the Camp Nou and spent a season on loan at Bayern Munich. He scored twice against his parent club in THAT 8-2 Champions League win two years ago.

Barcelona signed two players from Ajax within 18 months of one another, Frenkie de Jong and Sergino Dest.

De Jong signed a contract with Barcelona in January 2019 before making an official move that summer.

Dest, meanwhile, became the first USMNT star to represent Barcelona in La Liga after putting pen to paper in October 2020.

Upon returning, he featured for Barcelona in pre-season before sealing a move to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

Barcelona included Arthur in a deal for Pjanic to reduce the immediate financial cost. Two years on, they still need to pay back €36 million.

The final player on the list is Ferran Torres, who arrived from Manchester City in January. Barcelona were in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification and decided to sign Torres to bolster their attack.

He's since slipped down the pecking order following the arrival of Raphinha, starting just two league games this term.

It's a substantial part of Torres' fee which needs paying, €52 million to be exact.

Despite that, it isn't all doom and gloom for the Blaugrana. They've yet to receive €10 million from Villa for Coutinho in addition to a loan fee from Wolverhampton Wanderers for Francisco Trincao.