Long term contract
The guesswork around the contract of midfield talent Gavi at FC Barcelona is over, at least for the time being. The Spanish LaLiga has led the 18-year-old since yesterday, Tuesday with the number six in the professional team of the Catalans. The contract of the Spanish national player, which was actually extended until 2026 in September, is thus considered registered – including an exit clause of over one billion euros. According to the “mark‘ The decision follows a court order, which will not be final until all parties are heard at a hearing.
Gavi’s contract and subsequent LaLiga registration has been a point of contention for months. After the extension last year, the Catalans were only able to register Gavi as a professional player at the end of January due to their excessive expenses for the financial fair play rules in Spain. Previously, LaLiga had refused, so Barcelona sued the Commercial Court. League boss Javier Tebas, who has often publicly addressed the champions since the announcement of their great financial difficulties, announced immediately after the verdict that he would appeal against it because “there were enough factual and legal reasons for the court” to “repeal the measure.”
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Tebas pointed out at the time that before signing Gavis, Barcelona would need to cut salary bills by at least €200m for the 2023/24 season – from €600m to €400m. In addition, according to “mark“ Other reasons given by the league for the previous refusal to register Gavis were that the club violated Articles 101 and 93 paragraph 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.
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Then, in March, a court again ruled that Barcelona had missed the necessary deadline for the lawsuit and reversed the decision. The club, for its part, appealed. Chelsea FC, among others, contacted Gavi in the spring because of the contract issue that had been open since then. In some cases it was even said that the 18-year-old, who is valued at EUR 90 million, could continue to make a transfer free of charge. In mid-April, Barcelona’s director of professional football Mateu Alemany said: “We will definitely register Gavi. There is no problem, it will be done and completed soon. We believe Gavi will retire at FC Barcelona.”
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Well, according to the Madrid newspaper Marca, the court has approved Barcelona’s appeal. However, this is not yet a final decision, since the necessary hearing with all parties has not yet taken place. As long as this is not the case, however, Gavi is once again considered a Barça professional registered with LaLiga.
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