Barcelona sell off assets to make new signings

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Barcelona's attempts to establish themselves once again as a force have seen the heavily-indebted Catalans gamble with their future to enable a striking summer spending spree.

A year after being forced to let Lionel Messi go as reported debts of 1.35 billion euros crippled the club, Barca have spent 153 million euros on transfer fees alone.

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