Hope they manage to ride this one out. We don't want another Bury on our hands...
Now, if only UEFA developed a backbone and started handing out similarly harsh punishments...
Barcelona have been fined only 300 euros (£265) by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for their approach to Antoine Griezmann while he was at La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.
Spanish champions Barcelona signed Griezmann after paying his 120m-euro (£107m) buyout clause on 1 July.
But the federation said Barca broke its rules by negotiating with Griezmann without Atletico's permission.
Atletico believed his buyout clause should have been 200m euros (£179m).
They claimed that Barca began talking to the player in March, when that was the size of his buyout clause.
His cost then dropped to 120m euros at the start of July, which was when he signed for Barca, but Atletico claimed the "commitment of the player and Barcelona was closed" prior to the clause reducing.
Spanish champions Barcelona signed Griezmann after paying his 120m-euro (£107m) buyout clause on 1 July.
But the federation said Barca broke its rules by negotiating with Griezmann without Atletico's permission.
Atletico believed his buyout clause should have been 200m euros (£179m).
They claimed that Barca began talking to the player in March, when that was the size of his buyout clause.
His cost then dropped to 120m euros at the start of July, which was when he signed for Barca, but Atletico claimed the "commitment of the player and Barcelona was closed" prior to the clause reducing.
Now, if only UEFA developed a backbone and started handing out similarly harsh punishments...
