Barcelona fined €602 over Julián Álvarez approach

FC Barcelona must pay a €602 fine after the Spanish Football Federation's disciplinary committee found the club breached a regulatory obligation by contacting Julián Álvarez, then under contract with Atlético Madrid, without informing the Madrid club of its intention, according to a report by AS.

The committee treated the matter as a minor infringement under Article 133 of the Disciplinary Code. The report did not indicate any further sanction beyond the fine.

AS framed the modest penalty as part of a wider debate about fines in football, citing past cases involving Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann. The report did not state that the resolution had been officially confirmed beyond the committee's cited ruling.