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Why Barcelona are “optimistic” about retaining Dani Olmo after the record hit

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Barcelona remain defiantly “optimistic” about their chances of securing Dani Olmo’s registration despite missing La Liga’s December 31, 2024 deadline, according to a report in Spain.

Olmo was left out of the Barcelona squad for the first two weeks of the season after moving (€60m) and £50m from RB Leipzig to Catalonia, as there was no room within La Liga’s strict budget to include his salary. A serious injury to Andreas Christensen allowed Barcelona to give Olmo a six-month registration, but the deadline for his renewal expired at the end of 2024.

The club had two attempts to extend the deadline rejected by the city’s courts and Olmo was officially removed from La Liga records for the season on January 1. According to article 130.2 of the Basic Regulations of the RFEF: “A player can only be registered in a club team during the same season.” As Olmo’s registration has expired, in theory he should not be allowed to re-register with Barcelona until the summer.

However, the club insists that Olmo (and young striker Pau Víctor, who finds himself in the same unfortunate situation) will be allowed to play in La Liga for the club again this season. According to Spanish publication. DEPORTThe resolution of this situation has been described as “almost certain.”

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Dani Olmo posing with Barcelona fans / MANAURE QUINTERO/GettyImages

The club’s president, Joan Laporta, was thought to have raised around €120 million by selling the future rights to VIP seats at the Camp Nou for the next 20 years in a deal with anonymous Qatari investors, thus ensuring the necessary financial injection. only to register Olmo and Vence, but get the 1:1 rule, which allows a club to spend every euro it earns.

La Liga was reportedly kept abreast of every development to avoid further surprises, such as when the club’s deal with Nike was deemed to be of insufficient value, but the Spanish top flight issued a statement on New Year’s Eve saying : “FC Barcelona has not presented an alternative that, complying with LALIGA’s economic management rules, would allow it to register any player starting next January 2.”

The funds from Laporta’s seat deal were not guaranteed at the end of 2024. Just two days later, reports claimed the money had been “confirmed.” This fact, together with the belief that Barcelona can justify Olmo’s situation as an “exceptional case”, has underpinned the club’s confidence.

Olmo has remained publicly quiet, as has his supervisor Hansi Flick. However, Barcelona are keen to wrap up this sordid affair before Flick’s pre-match press conference at 12pm GMT (4am PT, 7am ET) on Friday, January 3.

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