Registering Arda "could conflict" wih FIFA rules

Barcelona have received a response from FIFA regarding their request to register Arda Turan for domestic competitions, but the club say they are unhappy with the clarity of the communication they have been sent. 

FIFA fail to give an affirmative answer either way, leaving the situation up in the air. Barça say they have responded to the organisation requesting an answer one way another: either they can register Arda, or they can’t. 

Here is the Catalan club’s statement: 

FC Barcelona have today [Friday] received communication from FIFA regarding the proposed authorisation request to the RFEF to proceed with the registration of the player Arda Turan.

The communication sent by FIFA has not answered the petition raised by FC Barcelona, instead it merely expresses that in their opinion the RFEF is unable to register the player mentioned, because the RFEF’s rules "could conflict" with FIFA’s rules governing these situations.

FC Barcelona has therefore reiterated to football’s international body the need for precision in their response — be that an affirmative or a negative —  because it was never FC Barcelona’s intention to request a legal opinion. 

What FC Barcelona requested was authorisation or, if negative, an appropriate a denial. The latter would then allow the club to take the case to the CAS because the registration of players ban has already been completed in its entirety by the club.

The RFEF’s rules suggest, therefore, that a player can be registered.