Barcelona suffer ‘a great injustice’

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu claimed the club had been victims of "a great injustice" after their appeal against a two-window transfer ban was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport yesterday.

The Catalan outfit turned to CAS in August after Fifa rejected their appeal to overturn the ban, which was imposed by world football’s governing body in April due to concerns over the “international transfer of minors”.

But their quest hit a further dead end yesterday morning, with the CAS ruling meaning they will be unable to sign any new players in 2015 — much to the dismay of Bartomeu.