{"id":51708,"date":"2025-09-03T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/controversy-in-laliga-no-to-roony-bardghji-and-yes-to-mastantuono_314566_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:15:46","slug":"controversy-in-laliga-no-to-roony-bardghji-and-yes-to-mastantuono_314566_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/controversy-in-laliga-no-to-roony-bardghji-and-yes-to-mastantuono_314566_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Scandal in La Liga: The double standard with Bar\u00e7a and Madrid exposed by Miguel Gal\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"

Javier G\u00f3mez’s warning to F\u00fatbol Club Barcelona regarding the registration of Roony Bardghji contrasts with the silence on the case of Mastantuono at Real Madrid. Miguel Gal\u00e1n denounces LaLiga’s double standards.<\/h2> \r\n
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LaLiga<\/strong> has once again placed F\u00fatbol Club Barcelona<\/strong> in the spotlight following the registration of Roony Bardghji<\/strong> with a reserve team license. Javier G\u00f3mez, general director and considered the \u201cfather of Financial Fair Play<\/strong>\u201d, launched a controversial public warning against the Blaugrana club, considering that this move could be a \u201cloophole\u201d to circumvent salary limits.<\/p>

However, what is striking is the silence on a very similar case at Real Madrid<\/strong> with Franco Mastantuono<\/strong>, which opens the debate on LaLiga’s double standards. The president of CENAFE, Miguel Gal\u00e1n<\/a><\/strong>, has denounced this situation on his ‘X’ account.<\/p>

LaLiga’s warning to Bar\u00e7a regarding Bardghji’s registration<\/h2>
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OFFICIAL: Roony Bardghji, new FC Barcelona player until 2029<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

Bar\u00e7a decided to register Roony Bardghji<\/strong> through the Catalan Football Federation, using the reserve team route to avoid overloading the first team’s salary limit. Immediately afterwards, Javier G\u00f3mez warned the Blaugrana club in no uncertain terms that if a footballer is in the reserve team and wants to play in the first team, they must apply for a visa.<\/p>

The LaLiga executive explained that, in order to grant that visa, it was necessary to review the 2022 circular and check if his salary was in line with the reserve team<\/strong> or if it was too high and was counted as a first team salary.<\/p>

The general director of @LaLiga<\/a>, Javier G\u00f3mez warns @FCBarcelona_es<\/a> about the registration of Bardghji with the reserve team, and talks about his salary; but does not comment on the salary of Franco Mastantuono in the reserve team of @realmadrid<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tzRzoyhru4<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Miguel Galan (@MiguelGalanCNFE) September 2, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

According to G\u00f3mez: \u201cIf a boy is in the youth team and wants to play in the first team, he has to apply for a visa… if he earns like a reserve team player, no problem; but if he earns closer to a first team footballer, it is counted in the first team\u201d<\/p> <\/blockquote>

And G\u00f3mez concluded the controversial warning with a phrase that left its mark: \u201cIt cannot be a loophole to circumvent fair play\u201d.<\/p>

The Mastantuono case at Real Madrid and LaLiga’s controversial silence<\/h2>

After alerting Barcelona about the registration of Roony Bardghji<\/strong> in the reserve team and questioning his salary, La Liga remains silent about Mastantuono<\/strong>. Surprisingly, as various critical voices point out, LaLiga is indeed strict with the salary of the Bar\u00e7a player, but remains silent on the case of Franco Mastantuono, registered by Real Madrid with a reserve team license<\/a><\/strong>, despite the fact that his salary and signing cost is much higher than that of the Swedish footballer from Barcelona.<\/p>

This lack of pronouncement by La Liga has ignited social media and sparked suspicions of unequal treatment between Madrid and Bar\u00e7a<\/strong>, the two giants of Spanish football. Below is a comparative table between both cases:<\/p>
Concept<\/th> \t\t\tRoony Bardghji (Bar\u00e7a)<\/th> \t\t\tFranco Mastantuono (Real Madrid)<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead>
Previous club<\/td> \t\t\tCopenhagen<\/td> \t\t\tRiver Plate<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Signing cost<\/td> \t\t\t\u20ac2 million + clauses and future sale percentage (1)<\/a><\/strong> <\/td> \t\t\t\u20ac63.2 million total (record in Argentina)(2)<\/a><\/strong> <\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Contract<\/td> \t\t\t4 seasons until June 2029 (3)<\/a><\/strong> <\/td> \t\t\t6 seasons until June 2031 (4)<\/a><\/strong> <\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Net annual salary<\/td> \t\t\tNot officially published (5)<\/td> \t\t\t\u20ac3.5 million net per season (6)<\/a><\/strong> <\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Registration<\/td> \t\t\tBar\u00e7a Atl\u00e8tic (reserve team), awaiting LaLiga visa (7)<\/a> <\/td> \t\t\tCastilla license (reserve team) with number 30; trains and debuts with the first team (8)<\/a><\/strong> <\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>

Miguel Gal\u00e1n denounces the registrations of Bardghji and Mastantuono<\/strong> <\/h2>

The president of CENAFE, Miguel Gal\u00e1n<\/strong>, has been one of the harshest voices against this situation. In his words: \u201cI already said it, article 125, which prohibits fraudulently registering first team players in the reserve teams, is being prostituted, but as the president of Osasuna said, \u2018everyone does it\u2019\u201d. For Gal\u00e1n<\/strong>, a leader critical of this lack of equity, the problem is serious:<\/p>

According to Miguel Gal\u00e1n: \u201cArticle 125, which prohibits fraudulently registering first team players in the reserve teams, is being prostituted, but as the president of Osasuna said, \u2018everyone does it\u2019.\u201d<\/p> <\/blockquote>

The president of CENAFE pointed out that: \u201cI have never denounced… I only sent a letter to the competition judge to act ex officio, and I will do the same with Bar\u00e7a<\/strong>\u201d. Gal\u00e1n also clarified that he never denounced Real Madrid or Mastantuono: \u201cIt is completely false that I have filed a complaint. I only sent a letter to the competition judge to act ex officio, and in any case I would do the same with Bar\u00e7a\u201d.<\/p>

The @FCBarcelona_es<\/a> maneuvers to evade financial fair play and registers Roony Bardghji in the reserve team.

Like Mastantuono, the player Roony Bardghji, has been registered as a player of Bar\u00e7a Atl\u00e8tic, this would be a maneuver in alleged fraud of law through the… pic.twitter.com\/ro7znHQnoo<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Miguel Galan (@MiguelGalanCNFE) September 1, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

Double standards in LaLiga’s Financial Fair Play with Bar\u00e7a and Madrid?<\/h2>

The question that remains in the air is obvious: why is Bar\u00e7a’s maneuver questioned and the same standard is not applied to Real Madrid? For Gal\u00e1n, the problem is fundamental: \u201cThe current system does not offer legal certainty and generates a feeling of arbitrariness. It cannot be that some are squeezed and others are ignored\u201d.<\/p>

The controversy, once again, leaves Bar\u00e7a at the center of the media and legal debate<\/strong>, while LaLiga insists on its staunch defense of Financial Fair Play<\/strong>, although with cracks that fuel accusations of bias.<\/p>

How long will the regulations be applied partially?<\/h3>

The disparity between both cases is clear: LaLiga acts rigidly against Barcelona<\/strong>, demanding a visa and conditioning the registration according to the salary, while the Mastantuono case, with high figures and a similar situation, goes without any reproach. Miguel Gal\u00e1n<\/strong> exposes it bluntly: there is a double standard. LaLiga claims to defend Financial Fair Play, but these differences fuel the perception of arbitrariness.<\/p>

I know it perfectly, I know the rules of economic control of this disastrous League and that of UEFA, since I have studied it in depth to file the complaint with the National Commission of Markets and Competition and I am thinking of filing the complaint with the European Commission with… pic.twitter.com\/vcZ0jhw1Il<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Miguel Galan (@MiguelGalanCNFE) September 2, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

The Bardghji case is just one more episode in the tense relationship between FC Barcelona<\/strong> and LaLiga. G\u00f3mez’s warning opens a new front, but the silence on Mastantuono multiplies the feeling of inequality. The Bar\u00e7a fans, and a good part of the analysts, wonder how long this double standard<\/strong> in the application of the regulations will continue.<\/p>

Why is Bar\u00e7a’s maneuver questioned and the same standard is not applied to Real Madrid?<\/strong> <\/p>

Do you think LaLiga should also investigate the Mastantuono case?<\/strong><\/p>