Rodri and Adeyemi, new signings of FC Barcelona, have already been registered on the LaLiga website and could debut this Sunday in Elche if Hansi Flick deems it appropriate. They will not be the only ones. Gordon is expected to be the next to appear in the Liga database, along with Christensen’s new contract after his previous salary was reduced by 50%. Cancelo, the only signing missing, will be listed this Sunday.
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With 48 hours until the Blaugrana team’s debut in LaLiga, the German coach continues adding players to training sessions. And in this last session, he was already able to count on Rodri and Cancelo, the two latest arrivals. The Madrid native did individual work on the pitch, while the Portuguese trained normally with all the available first-team players.
Tommy Marqués, who had already been training separately from the team for a few days
Who was not at the session was Tommy Marqués, who had already been training separately from the team for a few days while his future was being decided. This Friday, his transfer to Portuguese Sporting Braga was made official, a club with which he signs until 2031. The Portuguese club will pay 11 million fixed and another million in easily achievable variables, and Barça also reserves a buy-back option of 60 million euros and 20% of the capital gain from a future sale of the player. Last season, Marqués, 19 years old, was part of the first team dynamics, with which he played two official matches, but this season his chances of having a role under coach Hansi Flick were minimal.
And Barça currently has up to eight midfielders in the first team: Pablo Páez Gavira ‘Gavi’, Pedro González ‘Pedri’, Fermín López, Marc Casadó, Dani Olmo, Marc Bernal, Frenkie de Jong, and Rodrigo Hernández ‘Rodri’. Marqués will share the locker room with forward Pau Víctor, whom Barça transferred to Braga last summer for about 12 million euros.
The youth player will share the locker room with Pau Víctor, whom Barça transferred to Braga last summer for 12 million
The Barcelona midfielder joined the club’s youth categories eleven years ago from Europa. After developing as a footballer in Barcelona’s youth system, except for a few months on loan at Damm, Marqués debuted on February 7, 2026, with the first team in a LaLiga match against Mallorca. His second match in the top tier of Spanish football was in the penultimate round at Deportivo Alavés’ stadium.
Now, after passing the medical examination, he begins a new adventure in Portuguese football. He signs until 2031 and leaves 12 million in Barcelona’s coffers to facilitate the registration of new players. The departures of Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Rashford, and Ferran Torres, as well as Araújo’s loan to Liverpool, which covers his entire salary, generate more than 100 million in margin, an amount similar to that of the four new signings.
The reason why Barcelona can register its new players
To this margin must be added the aforementioned salary reduction renewal of Christensen, as well as income obtained from minor sales of reserve team players and Ter Stegen’s loan to Ajax, which also generate space. In the case of Jesse Bisiwu, Álvaro Cortés, or Xavi Espart, their registration with the reserve team allows them to be included in call-ups.
Barça expects additional income of between 60 and 70 million compared to the previous fiscal year, thanks to a full season at the new Camp Nou with a minimum of 60,000 spectators. This margin provides a cushion to face and register one more player for a year. And there are still departures to close, such as those of Héctor Fort and Marc Casadó.
