Broke Barcelona removes breakfast to save money

Five-time European champions Barcelona will reportedly remove the breakfast menu on offer to save more money.

The Barcelona Youth players will no longer have their routine morning meals at the club's cafeteria, as per Spanish outlet Relevo.

The report claims that the youth players have not been taking advantage of the breakfast meals on offer, which has rendered club president Joan Laporta to conclude that it is an unjustified expense.

Barcelona continues to endure financial difficulties, forcing the club to make unpopular decisions.

In the summer of 2021, they had to let Lionel Messi leave the club as a free agent after they failed to renew his contract and pay his salary.

They tried to bring their record scorer back earlier this summer but could not find the funds to finance his free transfer.

In 2022, the club were forced to activate 'economic levers' to allow them to sign new players and pay wages, but the levers have since run out, leaving them in a precarious position.

Barcelona currently has multiple unregistered players in its squad, including ex-Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez.

In addition to generating revenue from sales, the Catalans must also cut their expenses to add the players to their roster.