Barcelona have temporarily won the battle to sign Dani Olmo and Pau Victor to play the second half of the season after an appeal to the National Sports Council (CSD).
Barcelona had only been able to comply with the League’s salary regulations during the first half of the campaign due to a convenient loophole resulting from the absence due to injury of Andreas Christensen.
But it was not a permanent solution and the inscriptions of Olmo and Victor expired on December 31st 2024. Barcelona were reported to have raised €100m (£83m) by selling VIP boxes at the refurbished Camp Nou, still under construction, allowing them to return to 1:1 spending rules in next season But the paperwork came too late for Olmo and Victor’s plight.
Players cannot be registered twice by the same club during a single season. So when the pair failed to register, the situation looked particularly bleak, especially after La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). he formally rejected Barcelona’s attempts to force him.
A legal challenge in a local court had already failed, however Barcelona took the case to the National Sports Council and they have now been granted a temporary license to register Olmo and Victor pending a final ruling on the appeal in due course.
A statement from the CSD explains: “This measure, which is provisional until the appeal filed by the club and the aforementioned players is finally resolved, suspends (section of La Lliga and RFEF) and the cancellation of the sports licenses of the mentioned players.
“It also keeps those licenses in effect until this appeal is finally resolved.”
It’s not a total win for the club, but it’s still a win in the circumstances. The headlines in recent weeks had mainly focused on Olmo, signed for €60m last summer, and the fact that he would have had the right to terminate his contract, receive full payment and move on as free agent . Fortunately for Barcelona, his loyalty and patience with the club to fix things remained steadfast.
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