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Barcelona’s latest bid to register Dani Olmo rejected by Spanish authorities

The 26-year-old’s future at Barca remains uncertain.

Barcelona have failed in their latest bid to register Dani Olmo
Barcelona have failed in their latest bid to register Dani Olmo (Nick Potts/PA)
By PA Sport Staff

Barcelona have failed in their latest attempt to register Dani Olmo for the second half of the season.

The 26-year-old midfielder joined the Spanish giants from RB Leipzig in August for a reported 60million euros (£51million).

However, Barcelona could only register the Spain international for the initial stage of the campaign because of difficulties meeting LaLiga’s wage restrictions.

And on Saturday, LaLiga and the Spanish football federation (RFEF)) jointly rejected Euro 2024 winner Olmo and forward Pau Victor’s registrations for Barcelona.

A statement published by the RFEF read: “The Monitoring Committee of the RFEF-LaLiga Coordination Agreement has met to address the request for prior visa and processing of the federation licenses of the players Mr Daniel Olmo Carvajal and Mr Pau Victor Delgado, issued by FC Barcelona.

“After FCB complied with the requirements in terms of economic control of LaLiga on January 3, 2025, and once the relevant documentation has been completed by the club, the LaLiga Budget Validation Body has decided to extend the Cost Limit of FC Barcelona’s Sports Squad from that date.

“In this sense, having requested the licenses for the aforementioned players by FC Barcelona and after analysing the applicable regulations, the Monitoring Committee agrees not to grant the prior visa or the definitive license requested by FC Barcelona for the players Mr. Daniel Olmo Carvajal and Mr. Pau Victor Delgado in accordance with the literal interpretation of articles 130.2 and 141.5 of the General Regulations of the RFEF that prevent a player whose licence is cancelled from being able, in the course of the same season, to obtain a licence in the same team of the club to which he was already linked.”

Olmo, a former Barcelona youth player who left for Dinamo Zagreb as a 16-year-old, has scored six goals in 15 appearances for Barca so far this season, but Europe’s leading clubs will now be on high alert for one of the stars of Euro 2024.