Court orders La Liga to accept Gavi's registration as first-team player after repeated refusal

A tribunal in the Supreme Court have ordered La Liga to accept the registration of Gavi as a first-team player of FC Barcelona.

This comes after La Liga repeatedly blocked the registration of Gavi's contract with the league's president Javier Tebas insisting that Barca's salary limit will be exceeded by next summer. Thus, Barca would be in breach of FFP regulation by the summer.

Tebas also warned Barca that La Liga will also reject the contract being offered to Inaki Pena and Alejandro Balde over the same Financial Fair Play regulations.

However, it made no sense to the judge why Gavi's first senior contract was being rejected over a violation that is yet to take place.

As confirmed by Tebas, Barcelona can register new contracts up to €10m before the end of the season. But his concern is the summer when he constantly argues that Barca's €200m wage budget will be over the league's limit. It's why La Liga refused to register Gavi until the court stepped in.

With Gavi now clear to be registered as a first-team player, the club can now hand him Xavi's iconic no. 6 shirt.