Barcelona have seen their second court request to keep Pau Victor and Dani Olmo registered with the RFEF rejected after their first attempt was rejected on Friday. The Blaugrana have just 24 hours to prevent Olmo from potentially leaving on a free transfer.
The Blaugrana were pessimistic about their chances of overturning the decision in court, but claimed the La Liga committee was not the relevant body that should enforce the salary controls, which was denied in court in Barcelona on Monday. La Liga subsequently released a statement, indicating that the same committee had been responsible for the case for the past twelve years and that Barcelona, like all other clubs in La Liga, had agreed to those rules.
Barcelona are left with only two options to sign Olmo and Victor, according to Relevo, both of which involve an increase in their salary cap. The Blaugrana have agreed a deal to sell part of the commercial rights to their VIP boxes at the newly renovated Camp Nou over the next 20 years in exchange for €100 million. The Blaugrana have already sent contract details to La Liga, but the governing body wants to confirm the deal is completed before Olmo and Victor are registered.
The other option, described as 'virtually ruled out', is for Barcelona directors to sign a bank guarantee, which could make club directors personally liable for an amount of revenue coming in that same season. If not, they will be forced to pay the amount, which in this case would be €60 million.
The whole matter is of utmost importance for Barcelona as Olmo has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave for free if he is not registered for the second half of the season. They would not only lose the player, but also the €55 million invested in him in transfer fees alone. Barcelona have preached calm, but it certainly puts the Blaugrana in a precarious position.
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