FC Barcelona is looking for a way to continue registering its players. In the first match against Mallorca, they could not count on Gerard Martín, Wojciech Szczęsny, Roony Bardghji and Héctor Fort due to registration issues.
In this regard, Deco, prior to the league debut, spoke on 'Movistar LaLiga' about the situation of the transfer market, making it clear that no more players will leave through sales due to problems with the salary margin.
"Am I happy with the market? Our intention is to have stability with a team that maintains the base and to reinforce the project and not fall into the easiest thing to do to have 'Fair Play', which would be with a sale. We are trying to improve the team by looking for solutions. Our idea is to have a competitive team," declared the sports director of Barça.
Deco 'ignores' the criticisms of LaLiga's 'Fair Play'
It has not been easy for Barça to adjust to the 1:1 rule. The Blaugrana club has had to use different mechanisms to comply with Financial Fair Play: sale of VIP seats, agreement with the Republic of the Congo, departure of players and sales of products in the official store.
In this sense, Deco has conveyed tranquility regarding the registration of players, understanding that there is a regulation and he must look for other formulas. "There were priorities to register some players and now we are trying to solve the rest," he assured.
On the other hand, the Portuguese also made it clear that Barça is not the only team that has had inconveniences with the registration of players and that they are adhering to the rules. "We are not complaining, these are the rules and we are trying to work on it, there are many clubs with the same difficulties," he explained.
Deco rules out talking about favoritism for 25/26
Barça was forceful in the first match against Mallorca, with a thrashing (0-3); it is the current champion of LaLiga EA Sports and a semi-finalist in the last Champions League and for many it is a candidate to repeat the league title this season. However, Deco responded with great caution to the question of whether they considered themselves favorites.
"I don't think we are favorites, we have to continue working with humility because the teams are going to improve," said the sports director of the Blaugrana club, who tries to convey caution and humility towards the course that is just beginning.