By Jamie Spencer Barcelona face a crunch few days in their efforts to return to La Liga’s 1:1 spending rules following several seasons of penny pinching and careful accountancy. The Catalan giants have been paying the price for financial mismanagement and overspending under the previous regime, forcing them to fall in line with 1:4 spending caps. It has meant that for every €4 received or saved, the club can only spend €1, in order to get the finances into a healthier state. As a reference point for the obstacles they have been facing, Real Madrid’s salary cap in 2023/24 was €727m and Barcelon…