I have to say it's pretty embarrassing, that Kounde is still not registered. LaLiga asks barca to free €22m in Masa Salarial in order to register him. Now, that City won't sell Silva so late in the window anymore, Xavi will not allow to sell Frenkie and that means to look for other exits like Depay. But the departure of Depay alone is not enough, since he signed as a free agent and has only his €12m wage without any amortization inside the Masa Salarial. So Barca needs to sell him + another player (Dest or Auba) or beg Pique for a huge paycut, at least €10m. The latest reports say Busquets doesn't want to defer, because he wants to quit (european) football next summer when his contract ends.
It seems like Laporta really thought Frenkie would give in and leave and that was very naive, because he loves the city, the club and of course his huge wage.