The 26-year-old's circle still believes the club can rectify the situation after his registration was terminated by LaLiga.
The drama at FC Barcelona continues after both Dani Olmo and Pau Victor had their current season registrations with the club terminated after the Catalan side lost a second appeal on Monday to register the players for the remainder of the season, with the club unable to comply to the demands of LaLiga. wage ceiling.
“FC Barcelona states that it has applied for a new license for players Daniel Olmo and Pau Victor from the RFEF (Spanish FA),” the club said in a statement.
Barcelona signed Olmo last summer for around $57 million from RB Leipzig, but the player was only registered for the first half of the season.
The club managed to register both Olmo and striker Victor after long-term injuries kept first-team players out of the squad for months, allowing them to allocate some of their wages.
As things stand now, both Olmo and Victor will be free agents after the December 31st deadline.
However, according to RFEF rules, a player cannot be signed by the same club twice in the same season.
Barcelona are reportedly planning to raise money by selling VIP seats at the Camp Nou stadium, which could potentially raise more than €100 million, subject to LaLiga approval.
Optimistic Olmo
Dani Olmo still believes the club can reach a mutually appropriate arrangement with both LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation.
However, the player and his lawyer Ramon Valencia are frustrated by the turn of events after the club reassured the player and his father on December 20 that everything was under control.
Both players are training with the first-team squad and the big unknown surrounds the duo being called up to play in the third round of the Copa de Rey on Saturday in Barbastro and whether both players will be on the plane to Jeddah four days later for the Spanish Super Cup.
Barcelona are still clinging to the hope that the deal surrounding the VIP boxes at Spotify Camp Nou will go through and although a re-registration would come too late and would also need the approval of the RFEF and LaLiga to be implemented, both players could participate in official competition in the Barça shirt.
Both Olmo and Victor have seen an outpouring of support from his teammates, with players like Lamine Yamal and Iñigo Martínez taking to social media to make their voices heard in support of the duo during what is a complex time for both players.
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