{"id":20932,"date":"2025-08-14T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/barca-cleared-to-register-garcia-following-ter-stegens-decision\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T00:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:01:56","slug":"barca-cleared-to-register-garcia-following-ter-stegens-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/barca-cleared-to-register-garcia-following-ter-stegens-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Barca Cleared to Register Garcia Following Ter Stegen&#8217;s Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Barcelona goalkeeper Jo\u00e3o Garcia is set to play in Saturday&#8217;s league opening match against Mallorca after La Liga allowed the club to utilize the salary space originally designated for the injured Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen.<\/p>\n<p>Although Barcelona exceeds La Liga&#8217;s financial fair play regulations, the rules permit the registration of new signings for players who have been injured for an extended period.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Pick<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A long-term injury is generally defined as at least four months, and on Wednesday, the La Liga Panel determined that Ter Stegen&#8217;s back issue meets this criterion.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Barcelona applied a similar rule to sign Dani Olmo in place of the injured Andreas Christensen.<\/p>\n<p>This development marks a resolution to the ongoing issues between Ter Stegen and the club.<\/p>\n<p>The German goalkeeper initially indicated that his back surgery would sideline him for three months, but eventually signed the club&#8217;s injury documentation, particularly after temporarily losing his captaincy.<\/p>\n<p>This means that Garcia, who joined from local rivals Espanyol for \u20ac25 million, will be officially registered as the Spanish champions kick off their title defense this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest that the Bar\u00e7a board is working on securing a \u20ac7 million guarantee related to future earnings to facilitate the timely registration of other players, including Marcus Rashford.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Rashford, players like Rooyn Bardghji and defender Gerard Mart\u00edn are also anticipated to register new contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s president, Joan Laporta, has consistently voiced optimism about the club adhering to league financial regulations this summer.<\/p>\n<p>However, while waiting for approval on various transactions, including the sale of VIP packages at the revamped Spotify Camp Nou, the board decided to implement a guarantee during Wednesday&#8217;s meeting.<\/p>\n<p>A guarantee is essentially a commitment from the management ensuring that if the club fails to fulfill its financial responsibilities, they will cover a specified sum.<\/p>\n<p>For La Liga, a valid guarantee likely secures future income, as it indicates financial solidity, enabling Bar\u00e7a to increase its spending limit temporarily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> This news is crucial for soccer enthusiasts as it highlights the intricate balance between financial regulations and player management in top clubs. The ability to register new signings like Jo\u00e3o Garcia could significantly impact Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s season performance, shaping their quest for another league title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona goalkeeper Jo\u00e3o Garcia is set to play in Saturday&#8217;s league opening match against Mallorca after La Liga allowed the club to utilize the salary space originally designated for the injured Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen. Although Barcelona exceeds La Liga&#8217;s financial fair play regulations, the rules permit the registration of new signings for players who have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1579,4731,1455,40,472,46,5733,45,5734,4255],"class_list":{"0":"post-20932","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-barca","9":"tag-cleared","10":"tag-decision","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-garcia","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-register","15":"tag-soccer","16":"tag-stegens","17":"tag-ter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}