Why Can’t Pablo Torre Play Against Barça?

Barça and Girona face off this evening at Montilivi with the second spot in the league at stake. Míchel won’t be able to count on Cantabrian midfielder Pablo Torre, who is currently on loan at Girona from Barça this season. The reason is that when both clubs agreed on the loan of the young player, they included the famous fear clause in the agreement, which prohibits a player from playing against the team that owns him. The same won’t happen with Eric Garcia, who also plays for Girona on loan from Barça. The center-back headed to Montilivi on the last day of the transfer window due to Barcelona’s problems in registering other players due to insufficient financial fair play. There was little time to negotiate, and the Barcelona sporting direction admitted that the fear clause was not included in the loan.