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Barcelona keep or dump: How to replace Lewandowski...

ESPN · Jun 6, 2026, 1:17 PM

Key takeaways

  • They still face financial guardrails under La Liga's spending rules, a result of the massive losses sustained under the previous president, Josep Maria Bartomeu.
  • Here, Sam Marsden and Gabriele Marcotti sift through some of the big questions facing the club this summer.
  • This is the sixth in this year's Keep or Dump series, which examines the most pressing questions facing the Premier League and Europe's biggest clubs in the summer transfer window.

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They still face financial guardrails under La Liga's spending rules, a result of the massive losses sustained under the previous president, Josep Maria Bartomeu. Though the situation is improving slowly -- revenue is growing and will grow further when the Spotify Camp Nou fully opens in 2026-27 -- they're still very much restricted in what they can do.

Here, Sam Marsden and Gabriele Marcotti sift through some of the big questions facing the club this summer.

This is the sixth in this year's Keep or Dump series, which examines the most pressing questions facing the Premier League and Europe's biggest clubs in the summer transfer window. Previous teams: Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City.

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