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Bad news for Barcelona. La Liga has informed the Catalan club that it is still not possible to register Gavi as a player in the first team. He will continue to wear the number 30 shirt but will have to wait to wear the number 6 shirt he wants.
In the Barcelona offices, they were confident that La Liga League would give its consent to this procedure, but the Catalan club still, according to what Marca learned, does not adhere to many of the provisions of Financial Fair Play. The rejection he received is a serious setback for the Laporta board.
Memphis Depay’s departure to Atletico Madrid and Pique’s retirement are not enough for Gavi to become a first-team player in January. Of course, the departure of the Spanish defender and Dutch striker reduced the salary bill, but La Liga reminded Barcelona today that fair play for salaries is not the only necessary condition for signing players.
Barcelona still does not comply with Articles 101 and 93.6. The first states that renewals take into account the maximum cost of next year’s team. The second includes entities with exceptional incomes, such as Barcelona, with the economic levers that he carried out in the summer, he must submit a treasury plan for the next two seasons.
Therefore, Barcelona cannot register or update the contractual situation, at the present time, neither for Gavi nor for Araujo nor for the renewal of Iñaki Peña or Alejandro Balde because the financial situation of the Catalans is complicated.
Despite the delay in these registrations, Barcelona are confident that the continuation of their young stars is not in danger. They are professionals who are important not only in the present, but also in the future project. But after today’s setback, they will have to wait for the summer. It won’t be easy then.
Gavi, who has signed a renewal until 2026 his new contract is not yet valid – like Araujo – has played 26 matches in all competitions this season, scoring two goals and providing five assists.
These financial constraints that prevent Gavi from enrolling are also what thwart reinforcements from arriving at the Winter Market. Xavi already assumed that he would have to finish the season with the current squad and if faced with potential losses due to suspension or injury, he would have to turn to the La Masia academy.
Source: Marca
