Barcelona defender likely to be left unregistered before La Liga opener vs Getafe

Journalist Victor Navarro, via Gerard Romero’s Jijantes FC, has said that Barcelona defender Marcos Alonso could be left unregistered before the Blaugrana’s opening La Liga game against Getafe this Sunday.

The former Chelsea and Fiorentina defender is the highest earner among those yet to be registered in La Liga and as such, might have to wait for his registration to take place.

Registrations in progress

With the season upon us, Barcelona have decided to make player registrations a top priority, with the transfers now taking a back seat.

Recently, new signing Ilkay Gundogan was registered with the league, with the veteran midfielder getting the number 22 shirt for the 2023-24 season.

Last night, the registration of first-team defender Ronald Araujo was completed. It must be noted that the Uruguayan had signed a new contract with Barcelona back in April last year but was yet to be registered until last night.

It is believed that more registrations will take place today and among the lot will be Oriol Romeu, along with Sergi Roberto and Ez Abde.

Inaki Pena and Alejandro Balde could also be registered as first-team players in time for tomorrow’s game, but the same cannot be said for Alonso.

Barcelona are extremely dedicated towards this process. It is said that sporting director Mateu Alemany is in touch with La Liga to understand who will be registered and who will be left out. 

Since Alonso has the highest token among the unregistered players, the left-back has the highest possibility of being left out.

On the other hand, the team from Catalonia are in no hurry to register new signing Inigo Martinez. The reason is the centre-back’s ongoing injury.