Barcelona duo have been reassured their registration will be completed soon – report

As was the case in 2022, Barcelona have once again found it difficult to register all their players in time for the start of the season.

Last year, it was Jules Kounde who had to wait for a few games into the campaign before he could be registered and play in La Liga.

This time out, Marcos Alonso, Inaki Pena, and Inigo Martinez find themselves in the same situation as the Frenchman was in last summer.

The La Liga champions have been getting the registrations done step by step in light of their financial situation, having started off with the likes of Ronald Araujo and Ilkay Gundogan followed by Sergi Roberto, Oriol Romeu, and Ez Abde.

Martinez’s registration has been delayed as he was out injured and as such the club prioritised other players ahead of him. Alonso and Pena, however, have been waiting eagerly on the sidelines for the Blaugrana to sort matters out.

Barça working on registrations

Given the situation, recent reports have suggested that Marcos Alonso could already be on his way out this summer, with clubs from the Premier League and Saudi Arabia sniffing around.

However, MARCA’s Mari Carmen Torres is now reporting that Barcelona have sent messages of reassurance to both Alonso and Pena, informing them that they will be registered in the next few days.

Alonso signed a new contract with Barça earlier this year, penning an extension for another season until 2024. And despite his registration not taking place, the report adds that the left-back is not considering an exit.

As for Pena, he too committed his future to the club not very long ago, signing a three-year contract until 2026, and is not thinking about changing the course of his career because of the registration problems.

Barcelona have reassured the pair that the club executives are working to address the matter at the earliest and that they will be registered in the next few days.

Whether it will be in time for the weekend game against Villarreal remains to be seen, however.