La Liga Blocks Barcelona’s Bardghji Workaround, Demands First‑Team Cap Room
League officials say registration can proceed later if first‑team salary space exists.
Overview
- Roony Bardghji was listed as a Barça Atlètic player on the Catalan Federation site on deadline day, but La Liga says his registration is not approved.
- La Liga executive Javier Gómez stated that reserve-team status cannot be used to bypass Financial Fair Play and that first‑team salary capacity is required.
- Gómez explained that a separate authorization is needed for a reserve player to appear for the first team and that Barcelona have not obtained it for Bardghji.
- The league indicated Barcelona can register Bardghji outside the window once they create sufficient Financial Fair Play margin.
- Marc Bernal is not being registered with La Liga and cannot take a first‑team number, though he can still play without first‑team status, according to Sport via Football España.