After the courts refused Barça the registration of Dani Olmo in La Liga, the Catalan club is working to be able to keep its attacking midfielder. “We will find a solution,” assures Blaugrana president Joan Laporta.
This is a file that Barça would have done well without. The Catalan club could soon lose their attacking midfielder Dani Olmo. Friday December 27, Spanish justice announced that it had rejected its request to register the ex-Leipzig player in La Liga. FC Barcelona had taken legal action to maintain the registration of its flagship recruit of the summer because La Liga had refused it, arguing that the club exceeded the limit of what it was authorized to spend on salary taking into account its income.
The club, in debt, had registered Olmo until December 31 with 80% of the salary of injured defender Andreas Christensen thanks to an exception allowing clubs to replace players absent for a long period.
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The sale of VIP boxes at the future Camp Nou, the key to the matter?
If the European champion's contract expires this Tuesday, December 31, Joan Laporta wants to be relatively confident despite a very tight schedule. Friday evening, the Catalan president canceled his participation in the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony with Lamine Yamal and Aitana Bonmatí to stay at the hotel and try to resolve this issue. “We’ll find a solution.” This is the message he gave to the 26-year-old, reports AS. Eager to stay at the club, the player would have complete confidence in Barça.
The club would have several avenues for Olmo to be a player on its squad in 2025. The first is another recourse to justice. Joan Laporta still accuses LaLiga of having changed the rules for registering players. This Monday, Barça will therefore attend a hearing before a court of first instance to find out the result of this other lawsuit filed against La Liga. But in view of Friday's decision, this hearing does not inspire great optimism in the Catalan ranks.
The second lever is an agreement that Barça is in the process of concluding with a Qatari company concerning the sale of VIP boxes in the future Spotify Camp Nou. A deal that would bring in 120 million euros for Barça. It was approved by the board of directors and would inspire confidence in the Catalan management to unblock the Olmo file. The next few hours will be decisive.
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