A HUGE row has erupted in LaLiga following Martin Braithwaite’s controversial move to Barcelona.
The former Middlesbrough flop has completed a shock £15million Nou Camp switch after Barca were given permission by the league to make an emergency signing due to injuries.
Leganes are fuming after Barcelona signed Martin BraithwaiteCredit: Twitter @FCBarcelona
The Spanish champions immediately met Braithwaite’s release clause at Leganes, preventing the relegation-threatened side from doing anything to keep the striker from leaving.
And they now claim they have been left in the lurch as they are unable to sign a replacement, effectively dooming them to the drop.
Leganes chief Martin Ortega said: “We consider that there is a regulation that is unfair, from which Barcelona has benefited.
“The one who is damaged by this is Leganes. We want to raise our voice. The damage is enormous.
“We do not understand the current regulation in any way. That a team, because a long-term player is injured, may unilaterally transfer that problem 100 per cent to Leganes.
“Barcelona knows the damage it can do with the signing of Braithwaite.
“We believe that there is a regulation that is not fair. Barcelona has benefited from that regulation. The injured party is Leganes.”
Barcelona were bizarrely given the green light to sign Braithwaite after Ousmane Dembele was ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing hamstring surgery.
Luis Suarez is also expected to be sidelined until the summer with a knee problem.
Martin Ortega can’t believe his club aren’t able to sign a replacement, effectively condemning them to relegationCredit: EPA
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
