Overview
- Joan Laporta confirmed the summer window is closed after completing the loan of Marcus Rashford and the signings of Joan Garcia and Roony Bardghji.
- Barcelona paid around €25 million for Garcia and €2.5 million for Bardghji while securing Rashford on loan with an option to buy.
- The squad overcame a promoter dispute and a major cyber-attack on its streaming service to beat Vissel Kobe 3–1 in their Japan preseason opener.
- Coach Hansi Flick has earmarked Bardghji for a senior-team spot in 2025-26 after the teenager’s eye-catching debut goal.
- Financial fair play constraints and a focus on retaining last season’s core squad shaped the club’s minimal-moves strategy.