Joan Laporta continues to push for the registration of Dani Olmo, taking another step to ensure that the Spain international and Pau Víctor can finally be registered. This approach depends on obtaining provisional authorization from the Spanish government, in particular through the Superior Sports Council (CSD). In short, FC Barcelona is turning to the government of Pedro Sánchez for support in securing the registration of Dani Olmo.
As of January 4, FC Barcelona still has not registered Dani Olmo, which was anticipated given that the deadline expired on December 31. The Federation and the League have made it clear: the deadline has passed, and no matter how much funds are available, it is not possible to register Olmo. They are running out of time.
FC Barcelona made a significant announcement late on Friday, claiming they had achieved the famous 1:1 rule of financial ‘fair play’, allowing them to proceed with recruitments. They explained that the League had authorized this approach. If so, they could indeed sign players, but not register Dani Olmo (or Pau Víctor), as that falls under a different set of regulations.
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Although Barcelona can now claim compliance with the 1:1 rule and have funds from the sale of VIP boxes at the new Camp Nou, the deadline to register Dani Olmo was December 31. The rules of the Federation and the League are explicit: a license that has been canceled – as in this case – cannot be reactivated by the same club.
According to League and RFEF regulations, “Players whose licenses are canceled cannot obtain a license in the same club during the same season to which they were previously linked.” This applies to Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor with FC Barcelona. Laporta, prolonging the anguish, continues to buy time while obscuring the significant mess regarding the registration of an essential player like Dani Olmo.
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As long as the registration remains unrealized due to regulatory stipulations, Barcelona warns that if the League does not register them (thus allowing Tebas to respect its own regulations), they will appeal to ordinary justice, turning to the Administrative Court of Sport, which is part of the CSD, to request at least provisional measures.
This is where Barcelona’s call to Sánchez’s government comes into play, as the CSD is a government body under the National Executive, associated with the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports . Laporta’s plan is to request interim measures from the Administrative Court of Sport, which is governed by the CSD, or in other words, the Spanish government.
FC Barcelona will continue this process if they find neither the RFEF nor the League are processing the licenses of Dani Olmo (and Pau Víctor), which is not in progress for the simple reason that despite having the funds, the registration deadline expired on December 31. To prolong this situation, Laporta will seek provisional measures from the CSD, provided that it confirms that the RFEF and the League will not register the player.
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Furthermore, if Pedro Sánchez does not come to their rescue (via the CSD), FC Barcelona will resort to ordinary legal procedures, although it is important to note that they recently suffered a setback in this area when an interim measure was refused. This would, however, be a renewed situation, different from that of a week ago.
Meanwhile, Dani Olmo remains unregistered, and as a result, Hansi Flick has not called him up for the Copa del Rey match this Saturday at Barbastro, given that he lacks a federation license. Barcelona are scheduled to play the Supercopa de España semi-finals against Athletic next Wednesday. Unless Pedro Sánchez intervenes (or ordinary justice upholds the provisional measure), Dani Olmo will also miss the match in Saudi Arabia with Barcelona.
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