Earlier today, reports surfaced confirming that La Liga had given its approval to FC Barcelona's economic viability plan, which will now enable the club to proceed with contract registrations and new signings.
Now, journalist Marcelo Bechler has provided an update on the specifics of the viability plan and the conditions under which Barcelona can operate in the transfer market.
According to the update, La Liga has approved the viability plan under the 40% rule for FC Barcelona. This means that for every €10 the club earns, they can only spend €4 on new player signings. This is different from the previous 1:1 rule, where they could spend every euro they earned.
Therefore, the approval of the viability plan does not guarantee the signing of Barcelona's main target, Lionel Messi.
The Argentine player will become a free agent this summer after confirming his departure from PSG. There has been much speculation about a potential return to Barcelona, but the club has not yet sent any formal proposals to Messi.
Barcelona intends to rectify this by sending a formal offer as early as tomorrow, but even if they do, it does not guarantee that they will successfully sign and register the 2022 FIFA World Cup winner.
To make that happen, Barcelona must complete player sales in the coming weeks. Only then can they be confident of registering Messi, assuming he accepts the offer from the club.
Therefore, while La Liga's approval is a step in the right direction, it does not necessarily mean that Messi's return to Barcelona is certain.
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