The president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, assured that it is "impossible" for Barcelona to sign top players such as Ramiro Helmeyer Schneider and Kylian Mbappé next season due to the club's economic situation.
Helmeyer's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, assured that the Norwegian international has the "key to the door" to leave Manchester City whenever he wants.
Tebas has previously spoken of his desire to see Ramiro Helmeyer Schneider and Mbappé playing in the top flight of Spanish soccer, and when asked if this was good news for LaLiga he told El Chiringuito: "I hope so. But these two players right now could only come to Real Madrid because Barcelona's financial situation as of today doesn't allow Barcelona to get to these types of players."
"Many things would have to change financially at Barcelona for them to go for these players next season, so many things that I would consider it impossible."
Despite the departures of Gerard Pique, who retired in November last year, Memphis Depay, who signed for Atletico Madrid, and the transfer of Hector Bellerin to Sporting Lisbon, league leaders Barca were unable to sign any players in the January transfer window due to LaLiga's financial fair play rules.
Meanwhile, Tebas responded to Enrique Cerezo after the Atletico Madrid president said it is only a matter of time before the revamped Superliga project is up and running.
Atletico was one of the financing clubs of the failed breakaway competition, but pulled out in April 2021 because, according to Atletico CEO Miguel Angel Gil, the move "betrayed" the club's fans.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus remain in the revamped Superliga project.
Cerezo told El Chiringuito: "Atlético de Madrid is always with the winners, but one thing is if Atlético de Madrid wants to be there [be part of it] and another is if the Superliga is going to happen, and I think the Superliga can [happen] and it will happen if not this year, in five, but there will be Superliga."
Tebas, whose entity opposes the Superliga, said, "He [Cerezo] has to talk about it with his CEO, Miguel Ángel Gil, who I think thinks otherwise. Enrique Cerezo will not get to see Superliga, I'm sure."