There was applause in Barcelona's offices on Friday as a first payment of €28 million from the €100m sale of VIP boxes at Spotify Camp Nou arrived. Though the stadium is not yet operational, as it is being renovated ahead of a partial reopening later this year,

FC Barcelona has found themselves in yet another administrative tangle as La Liga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) blocked the registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor for the second half of the 2024-25 season.

Barcelona are planning to file a complaint to the Spanish government in their final attempt to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor. That will come after both La Liga and RFEF (Spanish FA) have not acceded to change their stance and proceed to re-register both players.