The president of the Spanish League, Javier Tebas, is confident Barcelona will be able to register Lionel Messi in time for the start of the new season despite the club’s financial problems.
Tebas admitted other leagues around Europe would celebrate if Messi left La Liga but said he believed Barcelona would solve the problem of giving him a new contract within the boundaries of Spanish football’s salary cap.
‘Of course our rivals will be happy if he leaves, but let’s see what happens,’ he said. ‘As far as I know he has not signed for anyone else.