Barcelona are facing a dilemma if they're to buy a replacement for knee injury victim Gerard Pique.
Marca says in the coming days, a meeting will take place to decide if Barcelona should enter the January transfer market in search of a centre-back in light of Pique's knee injury.
But it will not be easy for two reasons. First of all, the club's financial situation is precarious and they have had to ask the players to take yet another pay cut. The most viable option would be to sign someone on loan.
In addition to questions about Barcelona's finances, another factor that will condition the viability of a transfer is the current electoral process at the club. The management committee, who have been in temporary charge since Josep Maria Bartomeu's resignation as president, are not able to spend big money in any area of the club.
As such, any deal would have to be endorsed by the incoming president, something that would mean waiting until the final week of January, with the election set to take place on the 24th.
