Barcelona want to resolve Gavi’s contract registration issue as a top priority in January

Back in September last year, Gavi penned down a new contract with Barcelona with validity until 2026.

The young midfielder was registered with the first team in January via a precautionary measure from the Commercial Court number 10.

But in February, Barcelona were forced to put Gavi on his previous contract after a judge revoked the precautionary measure that the Blaugrana had completed his registration after the set deadline.

This is when Gavi returned to his number 30 shirt and under his previous terms for the rest of the 2022/23 season. Now, it must be noted that if Barcelona fail to rectify the situation, they will be at risk of losing him for free at the end of the season.

A subsequent appeal resulted in the precautionary measure being put back in place in the summer and as such Gavi was registered as a first-team member based on court order and handed the No. 6 jersey this season, but the matter remains far from resolved.

Gavi’s registration via proper means is a priority

And, as such, if a report from SPORT is to be believed, the primary objective of the Barcelona board during the January transfer market would be to close the midfielder’s contract before all hell breaks loose.

As mentioned earlier in June, section 15 of the Barcelona court accepted the club’s appeal and confirmed the initial order of Commercial Court number 10. For the time being, the 19-year-old is donning the number 6 shirt, but there is no definitive verdict on the same.

At the moment, the case is open. At Barcelona, they made an attempt to address this issue in the recent transfer window but ultimately decided to prioritise other operations owing to the Financial Fair Play issues.

This decision was partly influenced by their confidence that no legal judgments would be made until the end of the calendar year.

Nonetheless, they are keen to find a resolution and are aiming to achieve their objective in the upcoming winter transfer market. Their goal is to eliminate any reliance on legal measures for Gavi’s contract and avoid any unsettling moments when registering the midfielder.

But with Vitor Roque’s incorporation also being eyed by the club for January, the Catalans might have a decision to make given the persisting Fair Play problems.