French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has offered Barcelona the opportunity of transferring to Ligue 1 if Catalonia is granted independence from Spain and the club is no longer permitted to play in La Liga.
A referendum on Catalan independence has put Barca's La Liga membership in serious doubt, but Barcelona supporter Valls told French newspaper Journal du Dimanche he'd welcome the Blaugrana to Ligue 1 (h/t the Independent's Mark Critchley):
"Monaco play in Ligue 1, so why not Barcelona? I'm a huge football fan, a Barca fan. They're in my blood.