Barcelona have been officially allowed to register Gavi as a first team player after a Catalan court ruled in favor of the club and against La Liga on Tuesday.
Barça announced a four-year extension with Gavi back in September but have struggled to make his registration official thanks to the league’s complicated salary cap rules, which is why Gavi was still registered as an under-19 player and had to wear the number 30 shirt.
Here is the full statement from Barcelona confirming the news:
Today the Nº10 Commercial Court in Barcelona has made a decision agreeing the adoption of the unusual, provisional measure consisting of “urging the Spanish Football League (LFP)” to do all that is necessary so that the player Pablo Páez ‘Gavi’ can be registered as an FC Barcelona First Team player before the close of the winter transfer market at 12.