Barcelona’s mission to register Dani Olmo in the team’s roster for the second half of the season has become more difficult, following a court decision issued on Friday.
Barcelona relied on Olmo’s registration in the first half of the season due to Andreas Christensen’s injury, but with the Dane’s return, the Blaugrana have had to find another way that is in line with the Financial Fair Play rules imposed by La Liga.
Barcelona’s plan was to file a lawsuit against La Liga in the hope of obtaining a ruling that would allow Olmo to be registered without the need to sell players or find an additional source of income.
According to Mundo Deportivo, the lawsuit filed by Barça’s management was to no avail, but rather complicated the situation further.
Judge Ignacio Fernández de Ciníspelda, president of the Commercial Court No. 10 in Barcelona, ruled to reject Dani Olmo’s registration, and supported La Liga in that the Catalan club is far from the Financial Fair Play rules.
Now the Barcelona administration will file another lawsuit against La Liga, in the Court of First Instance next Monday, arguing that all registration rules are invalid because they are regulated by an organization they consider incompetent.
Amidst the concern that this lawsuit may also be dismissed, Barcelona is looking for another source of income, initially talking about the possibility of selling VIP seats at the Camp Nou, which would bring in around 100 million euros.
It should be noted that Olmo’s contract allows him to leave for free at any time if he is not registered in the Barcelona squad.
