FC Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia says he is not worried about whether the club will be able to register him in the squad in time for this season's La Liga opener in Mallorca this weekend.

Barca paid 25 million euros to local rivals Espanyol to sign Garcia at the start of the summer, but financial fair play rules means he has still not been registered with the first team for the new season.

Although Barca is scrambling for time to include him in the squad, Garcia told the El Mundo Deportivo newspaper that he had been expecting the situation.

"When I signed, I already knew what was coming. I was already ready to face it, and I'm calm," he said, insisting that "everything will turn out well, and I have confidence in the club."

He explained that "from a sporting perspective and for my future, I didn't have any doubts at all," from a club whose fans have an intense dislike for their neighbors.

"Obviously, on the other side, coming from Espanyol, there are a few more doubts, but from a sporting perspective, I didn't have any," he said.

He said he "understood," the "pain and disappointment" Espanyol fans could feel at seeing him cross the club, "in the end, but it was the decision I had to make for myself, for my family, and for my future."