Follow in Xavi’s footsteps
On September 14, FC Barcelona announced the extension of midfield talent Gavi’s contract, but the 18-year-old’s registration as a first-team player in the league could only be completed on Deadline Day. LaLiga had previously refused this, which is why the Catalans went to court – with success. The background to the dispute was once again the financial fair play rules in Spain.
“The Commercial Court No. 10 in Barcelona has issued a decision ordering the unusual interim measure to request the Spanish Football League (LFP) to do whatever is necessary for Gavi to be registered as a first-team player at FC Barcelona before the winter transfer market closes can be,” said the top club in a press release on Tuesday.
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This decision was taken at the request of FC Barcelona, ”after the competent body of the LFP refused to accept the player’s registration, although the club considered that all the necessary conditions for this were met, as the court has also provisionally ruled”. , it said. Accordingly, Barça’s claim is “generally legitimate” and the non-registration of the right foot, who was previously listed as a youth player with a junior contract, would “cause serious, irreparable harm” to the club.
Gavi had signed with the Catalans until 2026, where he has been one of the top performers since last season and has increased his market value to €90m so far – only nine footballers in the world are more valuable. An exit clause is also anchored in the new working paper – in Spanish football it is mandatory to set one – over one billion euros. The La Masia graduate thus joins a ranks of professionals, primarily from FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, who also have such a high clause in the working paper.
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Tebas: LaLiga will appeal the verdict
Javier Tebas, President of the League Association, announced in response to the verdict that he would oppose FC Barcelona in the process. “The injunction was issued without LaLiga having an opportunity to present its arguments,” it said in a statement. And further: “LaLiga will of course comply with the injunction, but appeal as it believes that there are sufficient factual and legal grounds for the court to overturn the measure.”
According to the 60-year-old, as one measure, Barca must cut their payroll costs by at least €200m for next season – from €600m to €400m. The first savings came from the end of Gerard Piqué’s career and the departure of Memphis Depay to Atlético Madrid.
In addition, according to “markAnother reason given by the league for the previous refusal to register Gavis was that the club was still violating Articles 101 and 93(6) of the regulations. The former stipulates that in the event of an extension, the upper limit of the costs for the next year’s squad must be taken into account. And the second stipulates that establishments with exceptional revenues, such as Barça, will have to present a financial plan for the next two seasons.
Shirt number change at FC Barcelona: Gavi follows in Xavi’s footsteps
Barcelona coach Xavi, on the other hand, was delighted with the verdict and described Gavi’s registration as “great news for us and the player”. In the course of this, his protégé also received a special honor: Instead of the 30, the Spanish national player, who has been trained with the Catalans since 2015 and last year was honored at the Ballon d’Or awards as the best young star and was awarded the ” Golden Boy” award, now the number 6 on his jersey – like Xavi once did. The former captain wore this shirt number from 2001/02 to 2014/15 (see Barça shirt number history).
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Previously, Pedri, Barça’s other high-potential youngster in central midfield and worth another €10m more than his team-mate, switched his number from 16 to 8 last summer, following in Andrés Iniesta’s big footsteps.
FC Barcelona statement on Gavi’s registration
https://t.co/B3Dz8vyqNc pic.twitter.com/QtvUsv5u8z— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 31, 2023
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