After securing a thrilling Treble with last month'sChampions League final victory over Juventus, you might think Barcelona's powers-that-be would allow themselves the luxury of a summer relaxing on the sunny beaches of the Costa Brava.
At most clubs, maybe.
But this is Barca, a place where no day is dull and every interlude merely provides an opportunity for the latest controversy to erupt.
BBC Sport takes a look at another busy off-season for the Spanish and European champions and Copa del Rey winners - which is by no means over yet.
Election time
Looming large over everything else at the Nou Camp this summer is the forthcoming presidential election, which will take place on Saturday.
Josep Maria Bartomeu is hoping for re-election after ceremonially resigning last month, as required by the club's constitution, to allow an interim board to take charge during the run-up to the election.
Despite last season's successes, Bartomeu is far from universally popular and it is easy to build a case against both him and the previous president he worked alongside and eventually replaced in January 2014, Sandro Rosell.
In addition to the transfer ban, during their stewardship the club has been accused of dodging tax on the signing of Neymar and ending their much-lauded policy of reserving shirt sponsorships for children's charity Unicef by siding with Qatar Airways, which is owned by the much-criticised Qatari government.
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