So it would appear that whomever is going to take Xavi’s place as coach of the first team will do so knowing that, unlike previous years, there will not be a big enough kitty to buy any established names this summer.
To that end, names such as Hansi Flick might be reconsidering their candidacy for the top job.
These days it’s a given that any manager at the elite level, however good they might be, still wants money to spend.
It doesn’t necessarily define how good or bad they are as a manager, but it allows them to buy best-in-class which, theoretically, gives them more of a chance of landing the big prizes.