Barcelona have been sustaining confidence that in the end Dani Olmo and Pau Victor shall be registered, whereas La Liga has been for probably the most half silent on the matter. However with the Blaugrana assuring the matter could be resolved on Friday, it has been reported that La Liga don’t have any intention of registering Olmo or Victor, leaving them as free brokers.
On Friday night time although, Barcelona President Joan Laporta maybe indicated why he and Barcelona have been so assured. On his WhatsApp standing, he shared at 21:19 CEST after which deleted a textual content that apparently comes from the RFEF. It seems to again Barcelona’s declare to have Olmo and Pau Victor registered, though there’s little means of verifying the textual content.
EYE!! We rely on @JijantesFC
Does Laporta miss this in his WhatsApp standing? Sorry? pic.twitter.com/BzGNLceiKR
— Gerard Romero (@gerardromero) January 3, 2025
The textual content, as shared by Gerard Romero on Jijantes says the next.
“The RFEF, having heard the arguments of the FCB, shares them in that artwork. 130.2 RFEF Regulation is NOT relevant to the Dani Olmo/Pau Víctor case, since, in stated case, the withdrawal of stated gamers has occurred, not because of the will of the membership (which is what this text supplies for) however as a result of components exterior and opposite to the desire of the membership. It is an undisputed incontrovertible fact that each the membership and the gamers need to proceed within the FCB squad for your complete period of the season. This interpretation of the rule is per the apparent goal of stated article, which is exactly to advertise the steadiness of the composition of the participant squads, in order that…”
From right here, it’s much less clear what’s going to occur. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) are answerable for approving participant licenses, however solely achieve this on the instruction of La Liga, one thing that has but to happen.
If neither participant is registered, then each shall be free brokers, and Barcelona are susceptible to them. The membership look like considering a mutual termination of their offers after which an try to retain Victor and Olmo in the summertime if that does come to cross. However the membership has maintained a robust line that they’re assured each shall be registered, and are more likely to take the case to court docket earlier than that occurs.