LaLiga announced in a statement on Tuesday regarding the FC Barcelona squad cost cap that “to date, December 31, FC Barcelona has not presented any alternative which, in accordance with LaLiga’s economic control regulations, their would allow a player to be registered from January 2. »
As a result, neither Dani Olmo nor Pau Víctor could be registered.
Prior to this LaLiga statement, released after 9:00 p.m., FC Barcelona revealed that they had requested a new license from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for players Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor, who had to be registered in LaLiga before the January 1.
Additionally, the Catalan club denied having “requested or received any grace period from any other body for the registration they are requesting.” »
Barcelona aim to register Olmo and Víctor by renting part of the new VIP boxes at the Spotify Camp Nou, which is expected to generate around 100 million euros.
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LaLiga was waiting for the club to complete all required documentation regarding new contracts and payment guarantees.
This operation, concluded by club president Joan Laporta in Dubai last week and activated after unsuccessfully exhausting the legal process to register the two players, should also allow Barcelona to return to the 1:1 ratio of fair play. ‘ financial.
This means that Barça, in addition to ensuring the continuity of Olmo and Víctor in the first team, could operate at full capacity in the upcoming transfer market.
