This is how Laporta has unblocked the registrations of Szczesny and Bardghji

BarcelonaBarça will complete the registrations of Wojciech Szczesny and Roony Bardghji before the transfer window closes. The Polish goalkeeper is already in the squad for this Sunday's match against Rayo Vallecano (9:30 p.m., DAZN), while the Swede is already aiming for the matchday four match against Valencia. After between two and three weeks without playing, they will be available to Hansi Flick because the board of directors has found a way to regularize their situation. With the club still outside the 1:1 rule of the fair play Financially, which prevents the squad from being filled for the same salary value as the freed-up salary, was not sufficient with the departure of Iñaki Peña from Elche and the termination of Oriol Romeu's contract. With these savings, and while Héctor Fort negotiates his loan to Mallorca, only the registration of Gerard Martín, who had missed the first two official matches, could be certified.

To regulate the situations of Szczesny – already registered – and Bardghji – who will be registered before Monday night – a financial mechanism in the form of a promissory note has been necessary, as reported Sports World This Friday, for €5 million, added to the €7 million the board of directors approved before Matchday 1 to correct a deviation from the last salary budget provided in La Liga. ARA can provide details on the origin of these last €5 million needed to secure the registration of the two outstanding players. Sources close to the board of directors, which is the guarantor, and not the club, confirm to this newspaper that the representation agency AS1 has helped Joan Laporta secure this money. The operation was arranged a few days ago in a double meeting in Barcelona with representatives from a company that, among other things, manages the career of Luis Díaz, who at the beginning of the transfer window was Deco's first priority to strengthen the attack. The Barça player Jofre Torrents It is also part of the roster of this company.

A founder with a past at Atlético de Madrid and CVC

Journalist Carlos Montfort, from the newspaper Sport, revealed that Deco met with Raúl Costa, a member of AS1, at a location in Barcelona and that the two then went to Barça's offices, where Laporta, other board members, and Ignacio Aguillo, head of the agency, were waiting. The agreement was finalized at that meeting. Aguillo founded AS1 in December 2024 after taking over other representation agencies such as PromoSport. He had previously advised Atlético de Madrid on corporate strategy and had worked for six years with the CVC fund, which financed all La Liga clubs except Real Madrid, Barça, and Athletic Club after the competition's revenue slump due to the coronavirus. CVC has also participated in transactions with Bruin Capital, the investment fund that finances AS1.