La Liga
FC Barcelona has received FIFA's green light to finalize the sale of Vitor Roque to Palmeiras before the closing of the market in Brazil, set for this Friday. Although the transfer window in Spain has already ended, the world football governing body has confirmed that there is no legal restriction preventing the operation, a crucial victory for the Blaugrana club.
Barça's legal team filed an appeal based on the concept of 'technical transfer', a mechanism that allows relocating a player when the transfer window of their home league is closed, but that of the destination remains open. This strategy had previously been successfully used in the 'Pedro Lima case,' where Palmeiras managed to transfer the Brazilian player to NK Osijek in Croatia despite the market in his country being closed.
€25 million that will greatly benefit Barcelona
With FIFA's approval, Barça will be able to terminate the loan agreement with Betis and conclude the striker's transfer to the Brazilian club smoothly. Despite LaLiga's recommendation not to proceed with the operation due to a possible conflict with the RFEF regulations, the top football entity has dispelled any doubts about the legality of the move.
As reported by the newspaper Sport, the deal stipulates that Barcelona will receive €25 million for 80% of Roque's economic rights, an amount that will be reflected in their financial statement before the fiscal year closes on June 30. Now, the club only needs to formalize the contracts and submit them to the relevant authorities to make the transfer official in the coming hours.
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