According to Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona are quiet and optimistic about the situation surrounding Gavi amid his contract registration problems.
Barcelona have been at loggerheads with La Liga over the registration of the new first-team contract of the midfield wonderkid. The 18-year-old signed a new deal with the club in September last year, but it was not registered at the time due to Financial Fair Play problems.
After selling Memphis Depay in January, the Catalans proceeded to take care of the issue, but saw their attempts getting rejected by the league.
In the end, on the January deadline day, Barcelona obtained a precautionary measure from a court to successfully register Gavi as a first-team member and hand him the No. 6.
However, earlier this month, La Liga managed to get the decision overturned by court, as Barcelona had allegedly filed the necessary paperwork post the deadline. The Blaugrana’s appeal was also dismissed by the court, leading to speculations over Gavi’s situation.
The ruling meant that the 18-year-old was no longer a first-team player and was reverted to his old youth contract, which expires at the end of the ongoing season.
It led to clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich casting admiring glances towards Gavi, as he could potentially be available for free if his new contract is not registered.
But, Barcelona are calm and optimistic about the situation as they know that the teenage prodigy is very happy at the club and does not plan on leaving anytime. The midfielder is waiting for the club to complete the registration according to La Liga’s rules.
Gavi remains fully committed to Barcelona despite the contract registration issues. And so, it does not come as a surprise to see that the Catalans are optimistic about his situation.
However, steps must be taken to ensure that the registration of Gavi’s contract, along with those of Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto and Marcos Alonso go ahead without any further hitches in the summer.