Barcelona will discover the fate of their appeal to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor on Friday, according to reports.
Olmo was a £50million signing from Red Bull Leipzig in the summer but could only be registered on a temporary arrangement until the end of the calendar year owing to LaLiga’s ongoing financial constraints on Barcelona.
It means Olmo can leave as a free agent if Spain’s football federation continue to block his registration for the second part of the season as they push for the Catalan giants to make more cuts, find more revenue and comply with their financial guidelines.
Barcelona instigated legal proceedings against LaLiga and were initially hopeful of reaching a resolution before next week.
Now, according to Spanish outlet Sport, the Catalan giants will discover the judges’ verdict on whether to accept the precautionary measure requested by the club to be able to register Olmo and Victor on Friday afternoon.
The outlet further claim that during a meeting on Monday, a contract for the sale of VIP seats was put on the table.
Barcelona will discover the fate of their appeal to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor on Friday
Both Olmo and Victor could leave the club for free in January amid their financial issues
The LaLiga giants hope that, in principle, the package was going to be sold for about £166miliion (€200m) – in a desperate bid to raise funds and register Olmo and Victor.
Mail Sport revealed on Boxing Day that, with time ticking, the situation has alerted leading Premier League clubs such as Manchester City, United and Arsenal, who have taken a keen interest in whether a player so instrumental in Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph could be available for nothing next month.
Olmo’s priority has always been to stay with Barcelona, his boyhood club, but the drawn out process is understood to have forced his agent Andy Bara to begin exploring potential moves for the 26-year old who is recognised as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe.
Croatian Bara, 42, is owner of Niagara Sports Company, one of the biggest agencies in the world. A former centre back, he has forged a reputation as a leading agent representing Olmo, Spain captain Alvaro Morata and other figures such as Lovro Majer and previously Marcelo Brozovic.
Bara also played a role in Manchester City’s £77m deal to land Josko Gvardiol from Red Bull Leipzig in 2023.
Bara flew to Manchester by private jet ahead of City’s game with Everton and was due to be attending the game.
Contacted by Mail Sport, Bara confirmed: ‘Yes, it is correct I am in Manchester. I am here on holidays.’
Hansi Flick’s side spent £50million to sign Olmo during the summer but could see him leave
It was also recently reported that Barcelona have issued ultimatums to both Frenkie de Jong and Ronald Araujo, with the pair’s contracts expiring in 2026.
Uruguayan star Araujo looks likely to put pen to paper soon and is expected to graduate to a more important role within the first team and rival other centre-backs including Iñigo Martínez and Pau Víctor for a place in the side.
De Jong is a slightly different case, having arrived to much fanfare from Ajax for £72million in 2019, with the Dutchman missing a chunk of the start of the season after suffering ankle ligament damage in April.
And the centre midfielder could be set for a change after refusing a contract extension earlier this year, meaning negotiations will have to commence once again.
