Who knows what Barca can and can't spend this summer. On the one hand, Barca are way afoul of La Liga's FFP rules, and on the other hand...Spanish accounting practices. What we do know is that Barca can only spend 1/3 of any savings they make on new signings plus wages. So if FDJ is sold for $80M, the club can likely only spend $30-40M of those savings. What I don't know is whether any of the new revenue from stadium naming rights, shirt sponsors, ginormous loans, and other fund sources matter for Spanish FFP purposes.
Barca have reportedly already signed Kessie from AC Milan and Christensen from Chelsea on free transfers, but I don't think they've been registered yet. On top of that, Lewa is trying to shoot his way outta Munich and is saying he will only go to Barca, but his wages are north of $20M and even if Bayern accept only $20M as a transfer fee, that would require Barca to free up ~$120M to fit it all under FFP.
Going back to FDJ, it's a fascinating situation. He's one of the most talented players in the world IMO, but he really hasn't thrived at all since he arrived at Barca. I think both he and the club bear some responsibility for that. When he arrived, I thought he was the replacement for Busi in the 4-3-3, but at that time Busi was still pretty effective so they forced onto the field together awkwardly. It became pretty clear that FDJ would be best in his Ajax role as one of a double pivot with a more defensively-minded DMF next to him. However, that's a pretty specific role and I think that FDJ is and needs to be a bit more versatile than that. To that point, FDJ moonlighted in the backline and did very well there, but that was a bandaid and a bad use of his talent. It does say something that FDJ has not displaced Busi as the base of the 4-3-3 MF, so maybe he really just is ill-suited for that role.
Barca have reportedly already signed Kessie from AC Milan and Christensen from Chelsea on free transfers, but I don't think they've been registered yet. On top of that, Lewa is trying to shoot his way outta Munich and is saying he will only go to Barca, but his wages are north of $20M and even if Bayern accept only $20M as a transfer fee, that would require Barca to free up ~$120M to fit it all under FFP.
Going back to FDJ, it's a fascinating situation. He's one of the most talented players in the world IMO, but he really hasn't thrived at all since he arrived at Barca. I think both he and the club bear some responsibility for that. When he arrived, I thought he was the replacement for Busi in the 4-3-3, but at that time Busi was still pretty effective so they forced onto the field together awkwardly. It became pretty clear that FDJ would be best in his Ajax role as one of a double pivot with a more defensively-minded DMF next to him. However, that's a pretty specific role and I think that FDJ is and needs to be a bit more versatile than that. To that point, FDJ moonlighted in the backline and did very well there, but that was a bandaid and a bad use of his talent. It does say something that FDJ has not displaced Busi as the base of the 4-3-3 MF, so maybe he really just is ill-suited for that role.