Barcelona affords 45 million euros on transfers

 Barcelona says they can afford to spend at least 45 million euros on transfers this summer, international media outlets report.

The Catalan club’s vice-president for economic affairs, Javier Faus, made the declaration on Wednesday and added that it could rise further depending on their summer sales.

"[Barcelona has] 45 million euros for transfers, plus the money that can be obtained from sales [of players] in the close-season,” he is quoted as saying by the club’s official website. “When we speak about sales we will only consider those that are beneficial to the club."