Barça does not rule out signing a contract before the 31st under the Gavi formula

Although, as the AC knew, There was no news in La Liga This Friday, without any consultation with Barça, sources at the Barça club confirmed to this publication that They have not ruled out signing before the transfer market deadline.January 31, taking advantage of the window that opened after Alejandro Balde’s long-term injury.

La Liga’s new economic rules allows in case of long-term injuries

(four months or more), the affected club can use 80% the cost that remains to be reimbursed to the injured player from the date of his injury for the operation. Does this mean that Barca could use this percentage of what Balde already earns to sign him. This 80% will include the cost of one year of gain amortization (price of transfer or assignment plus registration salary).

However, landing reinforcements seems to be difficult. Barça admits that it has very little time to speed up signing and that he needs to explore the market at full speed to see if any player arrives on loan who can actually play for the Barca club.

To this purely sporting premise it should be added that today Balde’s new contract, extended at the start of the season, does not count towards La Liga.

In principle and for salary cap purposes, he is still registered at his previous salary. Barca will have to negotiate with La Liga about how much realistic salary space they have to see if it is worth moving for a player who, even if he arrived via transfer and with a long contract, could only be registered as Vitor Roque. The club insists on this. This is a complex operation, but it is already recognized that “nothing can be ruled out.”