What is the short-term future for Dani Olmo? This Wednesday, the player no longer appears on the list of FC Barcelona players able to play in the Spanish championship, the Catalan club not meeting, according to La Liga, the financial conditions for the Spanish international midfielder to continue playing under the jersey blaugrana.
La Liga also removed striker Pau Victor, recruited like Dani Olmo by Barça this summer, from the list of players registered on its website after the competition’s governing body announced on Tuesday evening that the club would not didn’t have “presented as an alternative” allowing him “to register players” in accordance with its “economic control regulation”.
Olmo was playing while waiting for Christensen to return, a new license possible?
Conversely, Danish defender Andreas Christensen, injured during the first part of the season, returned to the Barça squad available to play in La Liga. The debt-ridden Barcelona club signed Olmo until December 31, 2024 with 80% of Christensen’s salary, thanks to an exception that allows clubs to replace players absent for long periods. Due to spending limits set by the Spanish Football league, Olmo was playing on a temporary basis until Barca resolved their financial problems.
With his situation pending, Olmo can theoretically now sign with any other club. But Barça, which has already exhausted all legal avenues to extend its registration until June 30, 2025, announced this Tuesday that it had asked the Spanish Football Federation for a new license for itself and Pau Victor. According to the Spanish media, this subterfuge would give FC Barcelona precious additional time to resolve its problems.
The possible free departure of the Spanish international, recruited for around 60 million euros, would be a hard sporting and financial blow for Barça, currently third in La Liga and second in the group stage of the Champions League. The 26-year-old has scored 5 goals in the league and one in Europe’s most prestigious competition.
