FC Barcelona News: 13 September 2024; Gavi returns to training, Jamal Musiala added to summer 2025 target list

Gavi joins part of training - FC Barcelona
Following a day off on Wednesday, it was back to work for the FC Barcelona squad on Thursday with the biggest highlight being the presence of Gavi, who underwent cruciate ligament surgery last November and has also been carrying a meniscus injury sustained while on duty for Spain.

Nico Williams' agent explains Barcelona snub - "He wanted to continue" - Football España
Nico Williams was heavily linked with a transfer all summer long, but in the end, nothing materialised. Barcelona pushed hardest for him, and there are also strong interest from the Premier League, but ultimately, he has remained at Athletic Club.

La Liga announce 2024-25 salary limits: Barcelona up by 57%, Real Madrid increase, Sevilla and Espanyol down - Football España
La Liga have announced their salary limits for the 2024-25 season, updating the amount of money that clubs can spend without La Liga imposing further spending limits on clubs. Barcelona are naturally the headline act, with a salary limit that is €156m above what they started last season. It is important to note that the limits only denote what the clubs are allowed to spend before restrictions on what they can use to register players.

Joan Laporta considers Bayern Munich superstar Jamal Musiala to be dream signing for Barcelona - Football España
Barcelona are going in the right direction both on and off the pitch. In regards to the latter, their salary cap was recently doubled – this is testament to the positive work that has been done behind the scenes at Can Barca, and there is a hope that they could soon return to La Liga’s 1:1 rule.

Barcelona identify fixture for Gavi's return to action - Football España
Thursday has been a momentous day for Barcelona and Gavi, who made his return to training after 10 months out with a knee injury. The 20-year-old did part of the training session with the group, as he aims to build up sharpness ahead of making his comeback on the pitch.

Confirmed: Two Barcelona players are only registered until the 31st of December 2024 - Football España
Barcelona may only have brought in two signings this summer, but both are registered on a temporary basis. The Blaugrana have leant on an emergency injury rule that allows clubs to use 80% of the salary of a long-term injured player, but it means that they will have to find the money to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor in the next four months, or risk losing them for the rest of the season.

Three potential options identified to strengthen Barcelona's midfield next summer - Football España
Barcelona were widely expected to add a central midfielder at the start of the summer, with Sergio Busquets absence still looming large last season. However they decided to trust youngsters Marc Bernal and Marc Casado in the holding role instead, but it does not mean that it is no longer a need.