On November 10th, a bombshell spread quickly through the soccer world: despite the strong interest shown by FC Barcelona in signing Alves, an unexpected financial constraint could be a roadblock.
Brazilian defender Alves, 38, is currently unattached and Barcelona are looking to recall him, but a thorny issue has surfaced - that of the team's payroll space constraints.
More shocking is that even if Barcelona only pay Alves 1 euro salary, the La Liga League still on its total salary can meet the standard expressed "extreme doubt". According to the La Liga league of Barcelona's salary base for the past six years to calculate, this figure is staggering.
