As FC president Joan Laporta has stated time and time again, let’s hope that the grave financial position has indeed been reversed. As he has also stated, let’s hope that the contract he renewed with Nike is the best one ever signed in the history of sports equipment worldwide. Since there’s no way to know for sure, we want to believe it. Let’s also hope the squad can play at the refurbished Camp Nou again, making it a successful endeavor as he has predicted, with money flowing like a magic fountain and enabling the club to pay off its obligations quickly and easily.

But the truth is that, with less than a week left in the year, FC Barcelona’s legal team sued La Liga on Monday for registering Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor. On Friday, the judge will make a decision regarding the granting of interim remedies. Gavi, who has been temporarily enrolled since June 2023, will be joined by Olmo and Victor.

No club should have to deal with the paradox of signing players only to have to take out a loan to pay for them. Furthermore, it is careless and unprofessional to be unable to register them for play while juggling injured players, loans, transfers, and eventually, legal claims. Furthermore, it creates the absurd sense of a desperate club that is on the verge of going crazy.

Joan Laporta had the choice of taking a cautious approach when he joined office. In order to focus on financial recovery and restore strength and stability, this would entail reducing sporting aspirations. But he decided to try everything at once. The current scenario demonstrates that it was a hazardous attempt. Let’s hope that this carelessness proves to be a brilliant idea. If not, Barça will suffer severe consequences.