Barcelona's 'identity crisis' explained: Levers, smear campaigns and their 'virtuous circle'

Barcelona and their unique approach to finances and transfers has without doubt been the story of the summer. On the latest episode of The Athletic Football Podcast, Adam Crafton, Pol Ballus and Ian Irving detail how they've managed to sign the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha and why they think their gamble is worth it... Listen to the rest of the podcast on all the usual platforms: https://pod.fo/e/135bb0 Read the investigate piece on The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3468740/2022/... Subscribe to The Athletic UK channel 👉 http://bit.ly/athleticuk | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 The Athletic is currently offering a special price subscription of £1/$1 a month for the first six months. To redeem that limited-time-only offer go to 👉 https://theathletic.com/footballpod 00:00 The Levers explained 3:14 Barcelona's gamble 4:56 Registering new players 10:56 Smear campaigns Follow The Athletic UK: Website 👉 https://theathletic.com Twitter 👉   / theathleticuk   Instagram 👉   / theathletic_uk   Facebook 👉   / theathleticukfb   Follow Tifo Football: Website 👉 http://tifofootball.com Twitter 👉   / tifofootball_   Facebook 👉   / tifofootball   Instagram 👉   / tifofootball_   Subscribe to Tifo Football 👉 http://bit.ly/TifoFootball #barcelona #barca #theathletic