Barcelona’s latest attempt to register Dani Olmo for the remainder of the season has been rejected by the Spanish football federation and LaLiga.
Olmo, 26, joined Barca this summer in a £50m move from RB Leipzig amidst the Catalan club’s well-documented financial difficulties.
The Spain international was forced to spend the multiple weeks on the sidelines upon arrival due to the club’s financial situation preventing further registrations.
Barca were eventually able to field both Olmo and team-mate Pau Victor by securing temporary registrations that expired on December 31.
The decision means both players are now free agents, with Olmo having a clause in his contract that he can leave the club without a fee if he goes unregistered.
An initial appeal on Monday proved unsuccessful and their latest attempt to re-register Olmo and Victor has also been denied in the latest blow for Hansi Flick’s side.
Barcelona have been handed a fresh blow in their attempt to re-register Dani Olmo after their appeal was rejected by the Spanish FA and LaLiga
Olmo is currently unable to represent the club for the rest of the 2024-25 campaign
Fellow Barca star Pau Victor also finds himself in the same position after his temporary registration expired
A statement from the Spanish FA read: The monitoring committee of the RFEF-La Liga coordination agreement has met to address the request for prior visa and processing of the federation licences of the players Mr Daniel Olmo Carvajal and Mr Pau Víctor Delgado, issued by FC Barcelona.
‘After FCB complied with the requirements in terms of economic control of La Liga on 3 January 2025, and once the relevant documentation has been completed by the club, the La Liga budget validation body has decided to extend the cost limit of FC Barcelona’s sports squad from that date.
‘In this sense, having requested the licences for the aforementioned players by FC Barcelona and after analysing the applicable regulations, the monitoring committee agrees not to grant the prior visa or the definitive licence requested by FC Barcelona for the players.’
Fabrizio Romano subsequently reported that Barcelona have not been deterred by the latest setback and that the club will look to appeal the decision.
The club are reportedly set to appeal their case in Spain’s national sports council, the Consejo Superior de Deportes.
