Barcelona players’ wages not paid

BARCELONA president Sandro Rosell yesterday sensationally revealed the extent of the financial worries at Barcelona, admitting the players’ wages for last month have not been paid.

Rosell formally succeeded Joan Laporta as president last week and has already sold Dmitro Chygrynskiy to former side Shakhtar Donetsk for €15 million to alleviate the club’s “liquidity problems”.

That move came as something of a surprise as, even though the defender had struggled for first-team football, coach Pep Guardiola had stated his intention to hold onto him.