Speaking of dodgy.....
Guillem Balague
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LaLiga has annulled Barcelona's financial fair play manoeuvre that enabled the registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau V?ctor, after the club?s new auditor excluded the ?100 million from VIP seat sales revenue they used to register the players (by the way, days after the deadline)?pushing the club?s finances beyond the permissible threshold.

The decision comes amid conflicting financial reports, three different auditors in as many months. As a result, Barcelona no longer meets fair play requirements, won't be able to sign players unless they sell, and LaLiga plans to report the auditor to Spain?s Institute of Accounting and Auditing for malpractice.

Meanwhile, the Spanish government?through its sports branch, the CSD?is expected to inform the club in the coming days, likely this week, whether it agrees with the resolution reached by LaLiga and the Spanish FA that Barcelona must deregister Olmo and V?ctor. The government is inclined to believe that players have the right to work, and deregistering them would effectively prevent them from doing so for the remainder of the season, whether at Barcelona or elsewhere.

Basically, Barcelona have played with fire?they know it?and LaLiga believes they?ve been burnt yet again, this time by financial ?levers? that don?t seem legitimate.