Reigning la liga

With La Liga: With La Liga due to kick off the 2025-26 season in less than a week, last year's top four teams are all at slightly different points in their respective preparations. Domestic and European competitions hardly gave any respite ahead of next summer's FIFA World Cup finals.

Reigning La Liga and Copa del Rey champion FC Barcelona have made two signings in striker Marcus Rashford and goalkeeper Joan Garcia, but have so far not been able to register either that pair or Gerard Martin and Wojciech Szczesny in their first-team squad due to Spain's strict financial fair play regulations.

That leaves Inaki Pena as the only first-team goalkeeper currently available, and has forced the team to take the shock decision to allow central defender Inigo Martinez to join Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr on a free transfer to free up salary under the wage ceiling, reports Xinhua.