Hansi Flick and Barcelona are staring down their La Liga opener against Elche with a massive problem: four of their summer signings are currently ineligible to play. You read that right. Days before they kick off their season, their new blood is stuck in paperwork limbo.
New Faces, Old Headaches?
The Spotify Camp Nou has been buzzing with new talent, no doubt about it. We just saw Manchester City midfielder Rodri arrive, followed in short order by João Cancelo making his return from Al-Hilal. These two are huge additions, adding to previous deals for Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi. That’s a serious squad revolution for Catalunya’s capital, right? Flick definitely made some big moves to reshape this team.
Are They Playing Or What?!
But here’s the wild part. None of those four guys are registered to take to the pitch in league play *as of this moment*. Days before the season opener against Elche, Hansi Flick and his staff are technically unable to call on Rodri, Cancelo, Gordon, or Adeyemi. Imagine that chaos for a coach trying to integrate new players! Luckily, it sounds like the Blaugrana aren’t heading for a repeat of last summer’s Dani Olmo headache. Club insider Gerard Romero dropped the word on Thursday: “Barça will have all the new players registered before Sunday, Cancelo might be a bit tighter, but the rest all okay.”
So while it sounds like it will get sorted, what a nail-biter for the champs. You know Hansi Flick wants his full arsenal against Elche. Fingers crossed Cancelo gets cleared in time too, because a squad revolution needs to be on the pitch, not stuck in paperwork for the first game!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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