Last season, Barcelona were able to register Roque thanks to La Liga’s special emergency injury rule, and this season, before the campaign has even begun, Barça are already considering using the rule again to free up space for new signings.
La Liga regulations state that if a player is injured and out for more than four months, the club can use 80% of their salary space for another player. Araújo injured himself playing for Uruguay in the Copa América, and he underwent surgery in Finland this week. Estimates suggest he will be out for 4-5 months, and Barça are now considering using his salary space to register another player.
In fact, Barça were hoping to sell Araújo this summer to bring in another player. ‘Mundo Deportivo’ reported that Manchester United had made a big offer for Araújo, and Barça didn’t even offer him a contract extension. However, following Araújo’s injury, all of those potential deals were called off, and now Barça have to consider offering him a new contract, as they don’t want to see him leave on a free transfer next season.
The new player could be Iñigo Martínez, who is still not registered despite having a year left on his contract. However, the emergency injury rule is not a loophole, and the salary space freed up this season will have to be added to next season’s wage bill.
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