Barcelona duo could miss Cadiz and Villarreal matches due to registration difficulties

As the new day dawns, carrying with it the promise of a thrilling match against Cadiz, a cloud of concern hovers over the Barcelona camp.

The Catalans’ financial frailties need no introduction by now, and because of the monetary constraints, Barcelona are struggling to register the entirety of their squad, despite the La Liga campaign already underway.

Barça managed to register their most crucial cogs ahead of the encounter against Getafe but excluded Marcos Alonso, Inaki Pena, and Inigo Martinez (injured) with the intention of securing their registrations at a later date.

Barcelona still facing issues with their registrations

There was optimism that the pair will be official squad members before the clash against Cadiz commenced.

But Ferran Correas of SPORT has come out to report that it is currently difficult to register Pena and Alonso before the match.

Compounding the problem, they will most likely miss the game against Villarreal too, which is far from ideal news.

The report claims that Barça were hoping to get the duo’s registration done with the income coming in from German investment company Libero, who recently purchased a stake in Barça Vision.

However, as per the terms agreed, the payment is supposed to arrive at the end of the month, and as such, the Blaugrana might have to wait until then to register Alonso and Pena.

As such, the pair is unlikely to be available against Cadiz tomorrow as well as the next league game against Villarreal.

Xavi was keen on completing the registration of Alonso, in particular, following the injury to Ronald Araujo so that he has defensive depth in the squad, but the manager will now have to wait.

The potential exits of Clement Lenglet and Sergino Dest could alleviate these concerns, though, following which Barcelona will have more freedom with their finances.

Currently, Inigo Martinez is another one of the Barça players awaiting registration, but his case is slightly different, as his fitness concerns render him ineligible to play right now anyway.

In a week’s time though he will regain full fitness and would expect a timely registration.