By Adrian Bishop
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Barcelona have been buoyed by a significant financial boost after Gavi suffered a serious injury with Spain last season.
After emerging as one of the most highly-touted graduates from La Masia in recent years, the 20-year-old midfielder quickly became a key figure for both club and country.
However, whilst representing Spain in a Euro 2024 qualifying clash against Georgia last year, he suffered a ACL injury that saw him spend the remainder on the campaign on the sidelines.
Barcelona would ultimately finish second in LaLiga, ten points behind Carlo Ancelotti‘s Real Madrid and were knocked out of the Champions League by PSG at the quarter-final stage.
While Gavi’s injury had a significant impact for his club, Barca will receive a significant compensation payout from FIFA for the time he was absent.
Barcelona are set to bank £5.8million in compensation from FIFA following Gavi’s (left) injury last year
FIFA regulations state clubs can receive up to £16,000-a-day in compensation if a player suffers an injury on international duty
However, the Blaugrana will miss out on add-ons from Malcom’s move to Zenit in 2019 after a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling
Regulations from the governing body allow for compensation of more than £16,000-a-day can be paid to clubs if a player suffers a long-term injury while on international duty.
With Gavi expectly to make his return to competition in the coming weeks, the final payout from FIFA could reach £5.8million according to Mundo Deportivo.
While the payout will no doubt be welcomed by Barca chiefs, a recent court judgement will see them miss out previously scheduled payments.
The club were set to bank £410,000 in add-ons relating to Malcom joining Zenit Saint Petersburg for a Russian record fee in 2019.
Zenit were set to originally scheduled each time they qualified for Europe, however a verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled they are not required to due to the UEFA ban on Russian teams.
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