"Coach Pere Romeu has maintained the nucleus of the side which lost last season's Champions League final to Arsenal, but he has seen the squad's depth stripped by six major departures in recent weeks, including Sweden international Fridolina Rolfö (to Manchester United) and young Spain defender Jana Fernández (to London City Lionesses). The Spanish champions now have only 17 first-team players registered ahead of Saturday's Liga F opener against newly promoted Alhama, and any injuries could hurt their season before it even really begins."
"Every club in LaLiga -- the top flight of men's football in Spain -- has a spending cap each year. The limit is roughly determined by a club's revenue minus non-sporting costs and debt repayments. The last publicly available information released by the league earlier this year revealed Barça's cap is around €460 million annually. That money accounts for how much the Catalan club can spend on wages for first-team players, amortization payments on transfers,"
Barcelona will aim for a seventh successive Liga F title and a fourth UEFA Women's Champions League crown but face a weakened squad after six major departures. Coach Pere Romeu has retained the team's core, yet transfers including Fridolina Rolfö to Manchester United and Jana Fernández to London City Lionesses have reduced numbers to 17 registered first-team players. The small squad increases injury risk and threatens competitiveness. LaLiga's annual spending cap — roughly €460m for the club — constrains wages, transfer amortization and related costs, forcing spending cuts that have affected the women's and men's basketball teams.
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