According to the official club statement, “The salary reductions for Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, two of the four first team captains, signed this Tuesday have allowed FC Barcelona to achieve two objectives: the registration of Sergio Agüero with the Spanish Football League (LFP) and to extend the Club's limit with regards to financial fair play regulations. “
It wasn’t long ago when defender Gerard Pique downgraded his contract which allowed other new signings- Memphis, Eric Garcia and Rey Manaj to be registered in the league. Sergio Aguero, who joined Barcelona from Manchester City, was yet to be registered due to their ‘fair play’ limit.