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title: "West Brom: Fans delighted by Barcelona struggles"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-baggies-barcelona-louie-barry-aston-villa/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-01-24T20:05:43Z"
modified: "2021-01-24T20:05:43Z"
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# West Brom: Fans delighted by Barcelona struggles

**Some West Bromwich Albion fans are absolutely delighted with the news that Barcelona are in dire financial trouble and thus, could go bust.**

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You would be forgiven for wondering why the Baggies would have any animosity towards a club that, in all fairness, is competing at a level way above the Midlands outfit. However, the Hawthorns side do have a reason to be annoyed with the Champions League giants. In January 2019, the La Liga side completed the signing of youngster Louie Barry, who has since moved to Aston Villa. [According to The Express and Star](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2020/08/15/west-brom-will-fight-barcelona-for-louie-barry-money/#:~:text=Barry%2C%2017%2C%20has%20since%20left,from%20the%20age%20of%20seven.), though, Barcelona have not yet paid the £235,000 they owe West Brom.

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[The Daily Mail is now reporting](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9176893/Barcelona-beg-banks-delay-huge-repayments-178m-amid-fears-club-BANKRUPT.html) that Barca are in dire financial trouble, news which has been met with glee from the Baggies supporters. The update, which was [relayed by Twitter account @KieranMaguire](https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/status/1352923030759084033), has attracted their attention, and they took to the social media platform to share their thoughts.

### **Let’s see what the fans had to say about the situation of Barcelona below**

**“Hope they liquidate ngl #wba”**

Credit: [@BromBreakdown](https://twitter.com/BromBreakdown/status/1353027426494914563)

**“Karma. Barcelona refused to pay us compensation (around £300K) after they lured Louie Barry from our youth set-up a year ago, before selling him to Aston Villa for around a million-pound profit! They still haven’t paid us, by the way…”**

Credit: [@WBAReport](https://twitter.com/WBAReport/status/1353025911344476161)

**“Hope they go bust!”**

Credit: [@tr0y1291](https://twitter.com/tr0y1291/status/1353026464854249472)

**“WHAT. A. SHAME.”**

Credit: [@Albionista3](https://twitter.com/Albionista3/status/1353081393098739712)

**“Good. Serves them right for taking players and not paying for them”**

Credit: [@420\_frenchie](https://twitter.com/420_frenchie/status/1353066710534737923)

**“Hope so much this is true”**

Credit: [@Wayno1979mids](https://twitter.com/Wayno1979mids/status/1353048518957682689)

***In other news, [West Brom want to sign this former Liverpool striker.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-transfer-rumours/west-brom-baggies-christian-benteke-crystal-palace-sam-allardyce-transfer/)***