Hansi Flick, FC Barcelona coach, has revealed his squad for the Spanish Super Cup this week in Saudi Arabia. Despite the uncertainty which still surrounds their contractual situation, Dani Olmo and Pau Victor are part of it.
As if nothing had happened. Or almost. Hansi Flick revealed this Monday his squad to play in the Spanish Super Cup this week in Saudi Arabia. Dani Olmo and Pau Victor are among them despite the uncertainty surrounding their contractual situation. The 26-year-old midfielder, recruited from Leipzig last summer (55 million euros), and the 23-year-old striker, who arrived from Girona (2.7 million euros), have still not been registered by La Liga for the year 2025.
The Spanish League accuses Barça of having exceeded the limit of what it was authorized to spend on wages given its income. The Catalan club took legal action in order to still be able to register its two summer recruits, who today find themselves unable to play. Without success, so far.
On a legal level, FC Barcelona can still turn as a last resort to the Spanish Administrative Court of Sport or to ordinary justice to try to win its case. The club's management says it is optimistic and assured the two players that their situation would soon be resolved.
Barça management says it is optimistic
In the meantime, the midfielder and the striker have been free since January 1, 2025 to sign up with the club of their choice (by receiving the full amount of their salaries provided for by their contracts with Barça). But Dani Olmo's agent has made it known that the winner of Euro 2024 with La Roja does not intend to leave for the moment. He would even be ready to wait several weeks without playing, while a solution is found.
It remains to be seen whether Hansi Flick can count on him against Athletic Bilbao this Wednesday in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup (8 p.m.). A meeting scheduled at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah. Dani Olmo will in any case be on the trip to the Middle East.
