According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona president Joan Laporta will meet with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and ECA president Nasser Al-Khelaifi this week in Copenhagen during the European Club Association's (ECA) 33rd General Assembly. Laporta hopes to strengthen Barcelona's relationship with UEFA and the ECA, and to secure a position on the ECA board through elections to be held at the next general assembly in 2027.

The ECA is the successor to the European Club Association (also ECA). Al-Khelaifi serves as president of Paris Saint-Germain and the ECA, while Ceferin is UEFA president. Barcelona's relationship with both organizations had previously been in severe crisis, but has since improved significantly, and Laporta aims to continue strengthening these ties.

A year ago, Barcelona participated as a guest at the ECA's 2025 General Assembly in Rome, marking the beginning of its relationship recovery with the ECA and UEFA. Months later, in early 2025 ahead of club presidential elections, Barcelona applied to rejoin the ECA and was approved. Barcelona had previously withdrawn from the organization years earlier due to its involvement in the European Super League project. On February 13 of this year, after Barcelona announced its withdrawal from the Super League, the ECA board unanimously approved the club's readmission application. Laporta is now expected to pursue a vice-president position, with Al-Khelaifi also supporting this move.

Barcelona's return to the ECA is also part of the club's broader effort to repair its relationship with UEFA. Currently, UEFA and the ECA work closely together, which differs from UEFA's relationship with the ECA in previous years. Ceferin and Al-Khelaifi are allies, and Laporta has built mutual trust with both and continues to maintain good relations.

One discussion topic between Barcelona and UEFA concerns financial penalties the club faces for violating Financial Fair Play regulations due to its negative net assets. UEFA's initial €60 million fine was reduced to €15 million conditional on Barcelona committing to reduce its net asset deficit. However, the Spotify Camp Nou has not yet fully become operational, and the club has already begun paying interest on the "Espai Barça" project debt, causing it to fail to meet this commitment. Barcelona now risks paying the remaining fine but has proposed the same solution it previously used to defer payments. If the club meets its commitments agreed upon with UEFA, it can avoid paying this portion of the fine.

Regarding Real Madrid's complaint to UEFA about Barcelona in the Negreira case, many media outlets previously reported extensively on it. After UEFA opened an investigation into Barcelona, investigators withdrew because Spanish judicial authorities had not issued a guilty verdict. As a result, Barcelona effectively no longer faces the risk of UEFA sanctions. The judicial investigation into this case has entered its final phase, and the presiding judge has not approved an extension of the investigation period. Real Madrid had previously requested an extension, hoping to prolong the investigation as long as possible. According to press reports, UEFA will not intervene without a guilty verdict involving sports corruption, as it lacks the appropriate jurisdiction.

The selection of Spotify Camp Nou as the venue for the 2029 Champions League final demonstrates the continuing improvement in Barcelona's relationship with UEFA, and further contradicts some claims about potential sanctions against Barcelona. Laporta's current visit to Copenhagen aims to continue this progress and maintain Barcelona's strong relationship with UEFA and the ECA.

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