Football club Barcelona has officially filed a law suit against La Liga. A hearing was held in the commercial court No. 10 of Barcelona on December 23, with a final ruling expected by December 27. Why are the Blaugrana filing this lawsuit and what is the cause of this conflict? We’ll discuss and analyze this pressing issue in this story.
Legal Action Begins: Can Barca Triumph Over La Liga?
Barca filing a lawsuit: The Reason
Barcelona has taken matters to court against La Liga as the registration of their two key players remain unresolved. Dani Olmo and Pau Victor have to be registered as players before January 1, 2025. The club wants to solve these matters urgently as the year comes to a close.
Barca has protested, claiming that they have the right to operate as La Liga previously refused to allow the club to use more of Marc-Andre Ter Stegen’s salary cap , which was allocated for the registration of Wojciech Szczesny. This request was denied by La Liga and the RFEF.
During a Christmas Lunch, Joan Laporta revealed that Barca will use a legal argument similar to the one employed for Pablo Gavi’s registration. The argument is that if La Liga blocks these registrations, it would violate the players’ right to work.
Conflict with La Liga: What is it about?
The disagreement exists due to the FPP (Financial Fair Play) Rules. FPP rules basically ensure that football clubs do not spend more than they earn. This is known as the 1:1 rule. The conflicts exists as La Liga and Barcelona do not agree over how the club’s financial situation should be calculated.
Dispute over Nike Deal And La Liga’s Decision
Barcelona hold that the extra money earned through the new deal with Nike should be counted as ‘New income’. At first La Liga agreed with this. Javier Tebas, the La Liga president even praised Joan Laporta back in September, as Barca seemed closer on achieving the 1:1 rule.
Later La Liga changed its stance and stated that only a small portion of it counts as income. Barca now face a significant €60million deficit.
Players’ Reactions and Final Thoughts
The players seem to completely trust the board over this registration saga. Olmo focuses only on playing for the club and has expressed his love for Barca on many occasions. Pau Victor’s entourage also seem to completely trust the board.
Now, Laporta faces the task of meeting these expectations and sort out this issue. Both of these players can prove vital for the upcoming matches, especially Dani Olmo, who’s importance in the midfield has been evident in the recently. Let’s trust in our president and hope his team can devise a strategy to give players the green light.