BBC
Barcelona need to sell players to register French defender Jules Kounde, manager Xavi says.
Kounde, 23, joined from Sevilla in July for a reported £42m fee but has not been able to play as the club need to comply with La Liga financial rules.
Barca registered four other new players the night before their league opener last weekend after freeing up funding with several ‘economic levers’.
“At the moment, we don’t know anything. We are on standby,” Xavi said.
The manager, whose side face Real Sociedad on Sunday, added: “We are waiting. Kounde is a great leader and a great player. Hopefully he shows it soon – tomorrow, if he can play.
“He has trained very well, I see him in good spirits, but we need to sell players to be able to register him…
