Barcelona will be without Sergio Busquets and Gavi for the team’s first game of 2022 against Real Mallorca on January 2 and it seems Xavi won’t be able to use Dani Alves either.
It had been thought the Brazilian would make his second La Liga debut for Barca at Son Moix after returning on a free transfer in November.
However, Mundo Deportivo report the “registration period for LaLiga players starts on January 3” one day after Barcelona’s trip to Real Mallorca.
All of which means that Alves (and potentially Ferran Torres if he is indeed signed in the coming days as the rumor mill suggests) will have to wait until after January 3 to feature.