{"id":616122,"date":"2022-08-12T02:54:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T06:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616122"},"modified":"2022-08-12T02:54:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T06:54:17","slug":"kessie-christensen-barcelona-register-xavi-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/kessie-christensen-barcelona-register-xavi-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"Two \u2018Crucial\u2019 Barcelona Signings Could Leave Without Playing a Single Game if Club Fail to Register by the Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/06\/frenkie-de-jong-barcelona-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a> could oversee the departures of two summer signings before they\u2019ve even played in a competitive league match for the club, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/soccer-transfers\/story\/4718067\/barcelona-signings-christensen-kessie-could-leave-club-on-free-transfers-if-not-registered-in-time\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Marsden at ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Andreas Christensen and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/03\/22\/ac-milan-midfielder-franck-kessie-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Franck Kessie<\/a>\u00a0officially joined the Catalan side as free agents at the beginning of the transfer window, but have yet to be officially registered as Barcelona players.<\/p>\n<h2>Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen Could Choose to Leave for Free<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Christensen and Kessie could leave Barcelona for free if they are not registered before Saturday, sources have confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samuelmarsden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@samuelmarsden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moillorens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@moillorens<\/a> \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LNI0V8Tw2K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LNI0V8Tw2K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1557368683428806657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Barcelona Have Just Days to Register Them in Their Squad<\/h3>\n<p>The 2022\/23 La Liga campaign kicks off on Friday, August 12, with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/08\/cesar-azpilicueta-chelsea-stay-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a>\u2019s opening fixture against Rayo Vallecano scheduled for the following day. If <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/26\/lionel-messis-barcelona-return-xavi\/\" target=\"_self\">Xavi<\/a>\u2019s side are unable to register both Christensen and Kessie before their first game, both players can trigger a clause that enables them to leave the club for free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is because they joined the Spanish giants as free agents, whereas the team\u2019s other summer signings <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/16\/barcelona-complete-robert-lewandowski-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Robert Lewandowski<\/a>, Raphinha and Jules Kounde were bought out of their contracts directly from their previous clubs.<\/p>\n<p>The new signings, as well as the contract extensions of Ousmane Dembele and Sergi Roberto, are all yet to be registered ahead of the forthcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst sources indicate the situation is unlikely to reach the stage of the players opting to leave, Barcelona are taking their chances by leaving it until two days before their opening day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/05\/manchester-city-barcelona-bernardo-silva-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona Receive Major Boost as Premier League Manager Indicates Player Once Dubbed as \u2018Best in the League\u2019 Could Leave<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Xavi\u2019s Big Spending Could Prove to Bring More Trouble<\/h3>\n<p>Xavi\u2019s summer spending totalled around \u00a3127million. However, his side\u2019s La Liga-imposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2022\/03\/14\/622f3bd8ca4741dc348b45f7.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spending cap<\/a> was -\u00a3121million at the conclusion of last season, making them the only negative limit in the league.<\/p>\n<p>It also means the cap will need to be increased significantly to ensure their new arrivals can take the pitch for them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f| Franck Kessie is one of the players who is willing to wait another week to get registered. Even though he has an option to become a free agent if not registered, he has not even considered this and is loving life at Bar\u00e7a. [<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogerTorello?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RogerTorello<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fcblive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#fcblive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ow3Dh7q46B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ow3Dh7q46B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bar\u00e7aTimes (@BarcaTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarcaTimes\/status\/1557962711971004416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Players Remain Positive but Situation in the Hands of Barcelona<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the unusual situation, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1557683648584945665?s=21&amp;t=1kl9986zMtgoyKLAermefw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has confirmed: \u201cAndreas Christensen and Franck Kessie are both \u2018calm and relaxed\u2019 after receiving positive messages from Barcelona\u2026 both players are optimistic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristensen and Kessie expect to be Barca players for many years. Up to the club now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/08\/frenkie-de-jong-future-xavi-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018We Want Him to Stay\u2019 \u2013 Barcelona President Comments on Frenkie de Jong Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seemingly, the stars are adamant to see out the situation and trust the club\u2019s president, Joan Laporta, to resolve the issue over the coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona could oversee the departures of two summer signings before they\u2019ve even played in a competitive league match for the club, according to Sam Marsden at ESPN. Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie\u00a0officially joined the Catalan side as free agents at the beginning of the transfer window, but have yet to be officially registered as Barcelona [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4249,"featured_media":616159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1365,6,30,7188],"tags":[9284],"class_list":["post-616122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-barcelona","category-la-liga","category-news","category-rumours","tag-barcelona-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}