The transfer window may have been shut, but it’s still possible to sign free agents and register them before the registration window closes.

Barcelona have been linked with Adrien Rabiot, as the France midfielder is currently a free agent after his contract with Juventus expired.

However, media outlet Mundo Deportivo report that Barcelona are currently constrained by their financial situation and cannot afford to sign the Frenchman.

However, La Liga rules allow clubs to sign replacement players if one of their players is injured. So if a Barca player picks up a serious injury, they can sign a new player and pay him maximum 80% of the injured player’s salary.

If Barcelona sign the promised lucrative contract with Nike, the Blaugrana could afford to sign the 29-year-old Frenchman.

La Liga clubs are allowed to sign free agents as long as the club has enough salary cap to register them.