Banned from signing players until January of 2016, Barcelona has reportedly found a loophole. According to Mundo Deportivo (via Goal Transfer Talk), the Catalan giants are in pursuit of Marco Reus, with the German winger being loaned back to Borussia Dortmund until he is legally able to be unveiled by Barcelona.
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The same can be said for Spanish midfielder Koke.
The 22-year-old is being pursued under the same guidelines according to Sport (via Goal Transfer Talk) and would return to Atletico Madrid on a one-year loan.
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Barcelona was handed a two-window transfer ban for breaching the rules of under-18 player transfers. The club will appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA confirmed the embargo on Thursday. The news was made public following a statement (via the Guardian) from football's governing body.
"FC Barcelona is to serve a transfer ban which will see the club prevented from registering any players at both national and international level for two complete and consecutive transfer periods, starting with the next registration period [January 2015]."
The ban was married with a 450,000 Swiss francs fine. The Spanish FA was fined an additional 500,000 Swiss francs and given a year to regularize the existing system concerning the international transfer of minors in football.
A forward-thinking Barcelona, however, has concocted a long-term plan to remain competitive in the modern era of football transfers.
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