Report: Gavi set to register as Barcelona first-team player

Gavi is set to officially become a Barcelona first-team player. 

The 18-year-old, who has been heavily involved with the first team since his debut in 2021, would now be given a first-team jersey, pending confirmation from LaLiga.

Spanish football journalist Helena Condis reports that Barcelona have officially filed for the registration of Gavi into the first team setup with LaLiga, and they await confirmation from the league.

The Golden Boy winner, who has played over 70 games for Barcelona's first team, is not officially registered as a first-team player.

As his jersey number 30 suggests, Gavi was officially registered with the Barcelona subsidiaries, as LaLiga only allows teams to allot jersey numbers 1–25 for first-team players. 

Barcelona signed Gavi to a long-term contract in September but could not register him as a first-team player as they did not have enough salary margins within the confines of LaLiga’s FFP laws.

Following the sale of Memphis Depay to Atletico Madrid, the club are now set to register Gavi as a first-team player.  

Gavi is said to have been given the number 6 jersey, once donned by current manager Xavi during his playing days at the club. 

The teenage midfielder has already accumulated 73 games for Barcelona, scoring three goals and setting up another eleven. 

At only 18, Gavi is already a Spain international and has won 17 caps, including the four games he started for Spain in Qatar 2022.

Gavi's remarkable achievements as a young player earned him the 2022 Golden Boy and Kopa awards for being the best young player of the year.