Barcelona have been hit with an €800k (£705k) fine for breaching La Liga’s Financial Fair Play rules in relation to three contracts handed out by the club.
The fine comes in relation to the signings of free agents Dani Alves and Andreas Christensen alongside the contract renewal of defender Ronald Araujo at the Camp Nou. The fines are based on Barca’s accounts for the 2021/22 financial year.
Alves joined Barca on a short-term deal until the end of the season in January 2022 while Christensen was brought to the Blaugrana from Chelsea last summer, but the contract falls under last season’s accounts. Araujo’s new deal has yet to be registered due to Barca’s financial situation but the proposal has left them liable to a fine.
