According to Marca, Barcelona have lost another LaLiga appeal after their bid to sign Dani Olmo for the remainder of the campaign was rejected.
Olmo joined Barca from RB Leipzig for a fee of £50 million, but with the club unable to meet LaLiga's wage cap he was only registered for the first half of the season.
The 26-year-old's start at Camp Nou was marred by a muscle injury, but he has since scored six goals in 15 appearances in all competitions for Hansi Flick's side.
After their first attempt to register Olmo was beaten back, Barcelona's Court of First Instance 47 also denied the club's approval for Olmo's registration.
The latest developments mean Barcelona could lose Olmo on a free transfer in January, but the Blaugrana remain confident of retaining his services.
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Olmo reportedly included a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave Camp Nou for free if the club were unable to sign him due to financial constraints.
One solution that has been proposed is to sell VIP boxes at the Camp Nou to Middle Eastern investors for 20 years in a deal worth a reported £82.9 million.
That would allow Barcelona to meet financial fair play rules, which would then allow them to renew the registration of Olmo and his teammate Pau Victor.
LaLiga approved the registration of Olmo and Victor for the first half of the season only, giving them a temporary license to use the players while they continue to look for new revenue streams before January.
Barcelona responded by taking the league to court, claiming that failure to grant the extension would be an infringement of the players' rights.
But that appeal has since been rejected and the club is working to find alternative solutions to resolve the issue in the coming days.