Court rejects Barcelona’s appeal to register Dani Olmo
Court rejects Barcelona’s appeal to register Dani Olmo. Barcelona are likely to be without the services of Dani Olmo for the reminder of the season as the club’s appeal for the precautionary registration of the midfielder was rejected.
Olmo was signed from German club RB Leipzig in the summer for a fee reportedly worth around €62 million plus add-ons.
The Spain international, however, was registered only for the first half of the season as Barcelona failed to meet La Liga’s wage cap regulations.
Olmo, who has struck six times in 15 outings for the Catalan outfit, may not be able to play for Barcelona from 1 January 2025.
La Liga on Friday, approved the ruling of the court to reject the club’s appeal.
“La Liga has today learned of the ruling… rejecting the request for the provisional registration of Dani Olmo until June 30, 2025, on the grounds that none of the necessary conditions for the adoption of an interim measure have been met,” said the Spanish league.
“The ruling also stresses that ‘the purpose of allowing additional spending is so that a long-term injury does not weaken the team’s competitiveness, not to use a long-term injury to allow the registration of players whose salaries exceed the limit, which is what FC Barcelona is attempting.”
Olmo was initially registered by Barcelona after the club was hit with serious injuries to its squad, which afforded them the opportunity to allocate part of their wage to accommodate the former Leipzig man.
However, the agreement, which has allowed Olmo to play for four months, will expire at the end of December, and the Commercial Court number 10 of Barcelona rejected Barcelona’s request to provisionally register him.
Reports coming out of Spain claim Barcelona has filed an appeal to the magistrate court, which will be heard on Monday, 30 December, a day before the deadline.
The 27-time Spanish champions are currently third in the La Liga standings with 38 points after 19 games, having relinquished their early season lead at the summit.
