Barcelona frustrated as Bernardo's Man City buyout clause to expire

Barca have been pursuing Bernardo for the past two summer transfer windows.

However, Marca

Until July 1, the player has a clause of €60m, an amount achievable for the Blaugrana on paper, but Barça have not fixed their wage-bill problems to finance the operation. 

As such, Barça has thrown in the towel on the transfer.