Barcelona have sent the documentation to register academy graduate to La Liga

As Barcelona prepare for a frantic end to the summer transfer window, the club are also working to ensure the registration of some of their players who are still unregistered.

As such, MARCA’s Luis F Rojo is reporting that the La Liga champions have taken steps towards completing the registration of one of their players in the form of Inaki Pena.

Pena’s registration process underway

Indeed, as per the report, Barcelona have sent all the requisite document needed to register Pena to La Liga and are waiting for the green light from the league.

The Blaugrana are understood to have started the process and sent the documents on Wednesday evening itself and Pena’s registration could be completed in the coming hours.

The 24-year-old academy graduate had signed a new contract with the Catalan giants earlier this year, committing his future to the club until 2026.

However, the Financial Fair Play issues meant that the registration with La Liga was still pending.

As such, Pena was not part of Barcelona’s first three La Liga games against Getafe, Cadiz, and Villarreal. Instead, Xavi had called upon youngsters Ander Astralaga and Diego Kochen as backup.

But with Pena’s registration now set to be taken care of, the 24-year-old should become available for Sunday’s game against CA Osasuna.

Inigo Martinez next

Once Pena’s registration is complete, Barcelona will move on to address the same issue with summer signing Inigo Martinez, who has not been registered yet.

The Catalan giants have been waiting on the €20 million due payment from Libero Football Fund, but with delays anticipated, Joan Laporta is proceeding to provide a personal guarantee.

That, coupled with the impending departures of Clement Lenglet and Ansu Fati, should enable the registration of Martinez and soon-to-be new signing Joao Cancelo.