BarcelonaBarça has been able to register Pablo Martín Páez Gavira as a full-fledged first team footballer, Gavi, after the commercial court number 12 of Barcelona ruled in his favor by virtue of a claim he made a few days ago. This decision collides head-on with the criteria of the League and its president, Javier Tebas, who understands that since the Blaugrana entity carries an income forecast lower than the wage mass it has from June 30, it is exceeded by register new contracts like that of the Andalusian midfielder.
The novelty has arrived on the last day of the winter market. However, the judge’s opinion is appealable by the League, so it could not be resolved if the employer decides to go further. In fact, through a letter, the state body has advanced that it will request the withdrawal of the precautionary measures granted to Barça: “There are sufficient factual and legal reasons to do so”. Thus, if the appeal succeeds, the League would have the green light to “unsubscribe” the player. There is serial for a while, then.
Gavi has worn number 30 since making his first-team debut under Ronald Koeman at the start of the 2021/2022 season. He reached the first team without previous step through the subsidiary and at a cadet age (16 years old). Now, with the 18 just made, he is a key piece for Xavi Hernández and already exceeds 80 official matches at the first level between Barça and the national team. He has a market value of 90 million euros and, for all that, he signed a few months ago a renewal until June 30, 2026 that multiplied his income to the point of the salary scale that Ronald Araujo or Pedri have . However, the League had refused to register the agreement for lack of fair play. “If we don’t let him sign up, it’s because the contract has effects on the coming year and not on the next six months. The coming campaign the projected deficit for Barça is more than 200 million. Therefore, it is not appropriate to accept this registration “, said Tebas himself at an event in Madrid this Monday. In the eyes of the League, Gavi’s contract ends on June 30, which is when the pre-existing agreement he had as a youth footballer expires.
“The resolution recognizes the dominant position of the League and considers that there is a principle of legitimacy in our claim and that the non-registration of Gavi before the closing of the market would involve his freedom and therefore a very serious prejudice and irreparable for the entity”, Barça published through an official statement. In other words, the Blaugrana offices were in a hurry to regulate the player’s situation, since he was free and without the protection of any dissuasive termination clause for big European clubs.
Laporta believes that Tebas is taking a toll on him for rejecting CVC
The claim to normalize Gavi’s situation is in line with the legal battle that has also led Barça to file an appeal so that the League recognizes the 15% extra salary margin that clubs that signed up to the LaLiga Impulso plan have , irrigated with millions from the investment fund CVC. The club chaired by Joan Laporta believes it has the right to expand its own by 90 million fair play thanks to the television leverage it signed with Sixth Street in exchange for 25% of the broadcasting revenue of League matches for the next 25 years. This claim, filed in commercial court number 7 of Barcelona on January 9, is prior to the injunction granted to be able to register Gavi in this FIFA window and place number 6 on him, vacant since the departure of Riqui Puig in the MLS
Attempts to strengthen the staff
With the departures of Memphis to Atlético de Madrid and Bellerín to Sporting de Portugal, the withdrawal of Piqué and the injury of Dembélé, Xavi has admitted in the preview of the League duel against Betis this Wednesday (9 p.m. ) who will try to “reinforce themselves until the last minute”. On January 31, 2022, on the horn, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arrived, who finished the course as top goalscorer. Instead, everything points to the fact that the last day of the winter market this year will end with no first team moves.
And that the club has tried the possibility of obtaining the transfer with purchase option of Sofyan Amrabat, defensive pivot of Fiorentina. The Moroccan footballer, who ends his contract with the team viola in 2024, he was excited about the idea of returning to the Camp Nou, but Fiore has opposed his departure without receiving any guarantee of payment in return. The operation would only crystallize if Barça included a mandatory purchase clause.
