Halilovic to complete Barca move despite transfer ban

Alen Halilovic will still make a move to Barcelona, despite the Catalan side having been banned from taking part in any transfer activity until the summer of 2015.

The Croatian starlet, labelled the Eastern European equivalent of Leo Messi, has been brought in by Barca in preparation for next season.

A deal has been agreed with his former club Dinamo Zagreb for around 15 million Euros and the player will link up with his Nou Camp colleagues this summer.

"I cannot imagine for even a second that my client Alen Halilovic will not be able to play for Barcelona," Jean Louis Dupont - a lawyer for Halilovic - said. "The operation took place before the punishment was imposed."