According to ‘Tot Costa’, the RFEF has communicated to Barça that they are not allowed to play the goal as they have a record of the subsidiary and are over 23 years of age
Xavi Hernández will have to look for another goalkeeper for the duel against InterCity tomorrow
Xavi Hernández will not be able to count on Iñaki Peña for the Copa del Rey duel against InterCity. According to ‘Tot Costa’, the Royal Spanish Football Federation has contacted FC Barcelona to inform them that the Alicante goalkeeper will not be able to play tomorrow’s game since the cup competition does not allow the presence of players with a record of the subsidiary over 23 years of age.
Iñaki Peña is still 23, but the year has started where he would already be 24. The player’s agents are finishing closing the renewal with FC Barcelona to seal his future as a Barça player, but an agreement has not yet been reached to make official that the goalkeeper is contractually a first team player.
At the moment, Peña continues to play with the first team but does so with a record from the subsidiary. If there is no renewal and a contractual rise to the first team, Iñaki Peña would not be able to play in the Copa del Rey with Barça. A priori, he was called to be the Cup goalkeeper.