Barcelona failed in a deadline day move for LA Galaxy defender Julian Araujo but are still hoping to land the youngster.
FIFA have confirmed that Barcelona did not submit the paperwork in time after missing the deadline by a matter of seconds.
Mateu Alemany offered an update on the potential signing at a press conference on Thursday and says Barca are still expecting to sign Araujo.
“He is a footballer that we have been following for a long time that due to circumstances, due to a failure of the FIFA system, it could not be closed,” he said.