Transfer market La Liga restrictions on
the men's team's spending for
financial fair play also account for the women's team's budget due to this, Barcelona had a difficult 2025 transfer market. Prior to the end of the previous season, it was announced that they had signed former youth product
Laia Aleixandri from
Manchester City for free, though they also lost
Ingrid Syrstad Engen to rivals
OL Lyonnes for free. The future of returning loan players was questioned, and the club asked La Liga to separate the different sections' budgets, to a generally negative reception. Barcelona then terminated the contracts of
Ellie Roebuck and
Fridolina Rolfö, to reduce the overall club's wage spending. The player departures, particularly Rolfö's, and plan to only sign Aleixandri were controversial; sporting director
Marc Vivés tried to quell concerns by saying that the contract renovations for 2026 would be the "biggest reinforcements". A week later, it was reported that Fernández' transfer did command a fee, of up to €300,000, which would act as a safety margin for the team's finances ahead of renewing key players for 2026. Due to the international popularity of the team, reactions to the player exodus came from global football pundits as well as fans, criticising FC Barcelona for seeming to prioritise rapid growth of the men's team over the continuation of their profitable and iconic women's team. The downsizing occurred at the same time other clubs and brands were entering or scaling up their ventures into women's football, with Barcelona – having been the most profitable women's team in 2024 – effectively exiting a growing market. Some pundits felt that FC Barcelona's support of the women's team was secure, but cuts had to be made for the financial health of the club, while others opined that savings by cutting women's team salaries would be negligible compared to the debt load.
August Following the participation of many players at the
UEFA Women's Euro 2025, Barcelona played the
2024–25 Copa Catalunya Femenina final had a short August pre-season tour in Mexico. The
2025–26 Liga F season began at the end of August. Barcelona started with a good 8–0 win in a team victory that prominently featured B team registered players
Clara Serrajordi and
Aïcha Cámara. == Players ==