Because of financial difficulties
Shock for Barça: Olmo is no longer allowed to play for the club
December 27, 2024 – 4:20 p.mReading time: 1 Min.
FC Barcelona is in shock. Dani Olmo will no longer be allowed to play for the club in the Spanish league from January 1st. This was decided by a court in Catalonia.
Summer newcomer Dani Olmo is not allowed to play for FC Barcelona in the Spanish league in the new year. The 26-year-old will no longer be registered with La Liga beyond December 31, 2024. The Commercial Court 10 in Barcelona on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by the Catalans who wanted to obtain an injunction for Olmo, thereby preventing the registration from being renewed.
The court ruled that financially struggling Barça had failed to comply with the Spanish league’s financial rules. The deadline for Olmo’s registration for the second half of the season is December 31st. According to the Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona will try again on Monday to obtain an injunction – and therefore eligibility – for the Spaniard.
If this does not succeed, then Olmo, for whom the Catalans paid around 55 million euros to RB Leipzig in the summer, would be free of charge. According to media reports, the offensive player has a clause in his contract that allows him to move on a free transfer from January 1st – he could freely choose his new club.
There had already been problems with Olmo’s registration in the summer because Barça had to adapt to the association’s fair play rules. In the first six months under coach Hansi Flick, Olmo played a total of 15 times for Barça, scoring seven goals.