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By BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 02: 52 AEST, 14 August 2025 | Updated: 04: 50 AEST, 14 August 2025 8 View comments Barcelona's board have reportedly agreed to take drastic emergency action in a bid to register their summer signings in time for the start of the new La Liga campaign, which starts in just three days. Marcus Rashford, who secured his exit from Manchester United by joining the Catalan giants on loan last month, is one of two new signings currently ineligible to play for Barcelona during the 2025-26 season, along with goalkeeper Joan Garcia. As the Spanish champions have been overspending on their wage bill, which is restricted by La Liga in accordance to each club's revenue, Barcelona are unable to register any new players. In an effort to tackle overspending in other sporting departments - and thus ease the salary situation - Barcelona's executives have put their own personal wealth at risk as part of a bank guarantee worth €7million (£6m, $8. 2m), according to The Athletic. The Catalans also took the drastic action in December 2023 for the same reason. Like Rashford and Garcia, returning goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and defender Gerard Martin, who will now be part of the first team rather than reserves, risk sitting on the sidelines until the winter transfer window opens in January. Marcus Rashford is currently ineligible to play for Barcelona during the 2025-26 season Barcelona 's board have reportedly agreed to take drastic emergency action in a bid to register their summer signings, with Joan Garcia, Wojciech Szczesny and Gerard Martin also ineligible Despite the potential blow, Barcelona sources are confident that all players will be registered According to Barcelona sources, there is still an expectation around the club that all players will be registered. The Spanish giants are also waiting to be informed by La Liga whether they can take advantage of Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s back injury to register a new player, with the goalkeeper set to be out for approximately three to five months. However, it is believed Rashford would not benefit from this decision, with Barcelona reportedly keen to register Garcia, who joined in June, in place of Ter Stegen ahead of the former Manchester United exile. Rashford's move to the Nou Camp only gathered momentum after the collapse of Barcelona's pursuit of Nico Williams, who ended up remaining at Athletic Bilbao over the Catalans' concern that they might not be able to register him.
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