Barcelona's President Josep Maria Bartomeu attends a news conference at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona January 7, 2015. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu believes FIFA regulations concerning under-age player transfers needs to be revised and that current rules would have prevented Lionel Messi from joining the club.
The Catalan side have been banned from signing players during this transfer window and the next one for breaking the rules over the signing of foreign under-18 players.
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