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Barcelona still struggling to offload Coutinho, Pjanic and Umtiti amid wage crisis

The Blaugrana are desperately trying to reduce their salary bill after exceeding La Liga's spending limit earlier this year

Barcelona are still struggling to offload Philippe Coutinho, Miralem Pjanic and Samuel Umtiti amid their ongoing wage crisis, Goal can confirm.

Pressure is mounting on Barca to cut costs ahead of the 2021-22 campaign, with the club currently in danger of being unable to register any of their four new signings or Lionel Messi - who became a free agent at the end of his last contract in June.

The likes of Jean-Clair Todibo, Carles Alena, Junior Firpo, Francisco Trincao and Matheus Fernandes have already been moved on, but the Blaugrana will also need to sell a number of more high-profile first-team stars to get below La Liga's strict wage limit.