Barcelona are reportedly confident that they can register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor after coming up with a solution to their financial block.
Barca’s bid to register the pair for the second half of the season was rejected by LaLiga after they failed to prove they had the necessary financial assurances in time.
Olmo, a Euro 2024 winner with Spain, only joined Barcelona from RB Leipzig in the summer in a £50m deal. However, he could only be registered on a temporary arrangement until the end of 2024 owing to LaLiga’s ongoing financial constraints on Barcelona.
The Catalan giants had been trying to re-register him and forward Victor so that they could play beyond December 31, but LaLiga rebuffed their request.
Barca intend to plough on with their attempts to register the duo and LaLiga have reportedly been threatened by legal action by several clubs if they approved the move, according to SPORT.
Barcelona believe that selling VIP boxes in their soon-to-be renovated Camp Nou will provide them with extra income – around £83million – to be allowed to register the stars, SPORT reports.
Barcelona are reportedly confident that they can register Dani Olmo if they sell VIP seats as their soon-to-be refurbished Camp Nou stadium
LaLiga reportedly face legal action from several clubs if they agree to Barca’s request (pictured: league president Javier Tebas)
Barca have been banned from registering Olmo and Pau Victor (pictured) for the second half of the season after being unable to prove they have the necessary finances in time
Indeed, club executives are said to be ‘confident’ that they will be given the green light to register the stars and have been ‘working around the clock’ to make it happen.
Barcelona are due to return to action on January 4 when they face Barbastro in the Copa del Rey, and Olmo and Victor will not be eligible to play, as things stand.
The saga has important ripples in the wider European transfer market as Olmo has emerged as a target for Manchester United and Manchester City. He would be entitled to leave as a free agent this month if he cannot be registered.
With three goals and two assists, he was an important star in Spain’s triumph at the European Championships. He has since gone on to score six times and register one assist for the Blaugrana this season after leaving Leipzig.
La Liga issued a statement on Tuesday evening, confirming they had turned down Barcelona’s proposal to register the players.
It read: ‘FC Barcelona has not presented any alternative that, in compliance with LaLiga’s economic control regulations, would allow it to register any player after 2 January.’
LaLiga has now removed both Olmo and Victor from Barcelona’s registered players list on their website.
Olmo, Barcelona’s number 20, would have featured alongside Marc Casado and Frankie De Jong.
He was pictured with his girlfriend Laura Abla Schmitt celebrating the start of the New Year
Olmo appeared to make a reference to his future, with blaugrana coloured emojis on his post
Victor, who has the squad number 18, is also no longer included on the website.
Defend Andreas Christensen, however, has returned after the defender was removed to allow Olmo’s temporary registration for the first half of the season.
Christensen has only featured once this season due to suffering an injury on the opening day of the campaign, which opened the door for Olmo’s registration.
Olmo, who has been linked with a possible move to the Premier League amid the uncertainty over his future, gave a cryptic message when sharing photos of his New Year’s Eve celebrations on social media.
The 26-year-old shared photos with the caption ‘It’s 2025 time’, with the message ending with blue and heart emojis, an apparent reference to Barcelona’s blaugrana colours.
Olmo was seen posing alongside his influencer girlfriend Laura Abla Schmitt and friends in the photos to welcome in 2025.
The post appeared to made by comments from Olmo’s agent Andy Bara around the star’s future.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta is desperately trying to keep Olmo amid interest from Premier League clubs
Olmo has been a key player for Barcelona so far this season, scoring six goals in 15 matches
Bara, who sparked rumours last week when he arrived in Manchester, told Fabrizio Romano: ‘The decision made by Dani is to STAY at Barcelona as he wants play for Barca.
‘We are NOT considering any other option. Dani wants to play for Barcelona.’
