Once the three days of waiting have passed, this Friday should not pass to have a definitive resolution on whether Dani Olmo and Pau Victor They will be able to continue playing in the FC Barcelona in the current season. The Barça club has maximum confidence that in the next few hours the situation will be redirected and both will have a new license, as requested by the Barcelona entity. RFEF the frenetic afternoon of December 31. The only palpable reality now is that both woke up on January 1 without seeing their registration in the Barça first team squad on the website. LaLiga. The employers’ association was inflexible in unregistering both players after Barça, as reported LaLiga two and a half hours before the bell, “has not presented any alternative that, in compliance with the economic control regulations of LaLigaallows you to register any player from January 2.”
The crux of the matter remains in the guarantee that was required LaLiga that he Barça has been paid for the sale of VIP seats of the future Spotify Camp Nou. In the last hours of 2024, the club sent additional documentation to the contracts with the investors of Qatar and dubai. In addition to the signed promises, the employers demanded proof that the money is already in Barça’s accounts. The club does not conceive of any other scenario other than being able to credit that income this Friday. If possible, before the press conference Hansi Flick from 1:00 p.m. prior to the cup duel in Barbastro.
The work was incessant this Thursday in Can Barça, where they cling to the legal loophole of “force majeure” for not having collected the money before the end of the year so that the Elm and Pau Victor be registered the same season as having been unregistered, as prevented by the General Regulations of the RFEF. He Barça summoned the Federation but it insists that it does not process any license without the green light from LaLiga. Javier Tebaspresident of the employers’ association and new vice president of the RFEFremains silent despite his usual talkativeness, even on social networks.
Give reason to Barça would force LaLiga to give convincing explanations to quell the strong pressure exerted by some clubs such as Seville, Atlético de Madrid and Athletic after the employers had already given the green light to the operations of Barça Vision before there were defaults on the part of Libero Football Finance AG. The financial control of LaLiga He has been much stricter this time with Barça.
If there is no change of mind on the part of LaLigathe blow to FC Barcelona It would be enormous at all levels: sporting, economic, social and reputational. For a start, Hansi Flick he would lose his only two signings for the rest of the season. Elm He could take advantage of a clause in his contract signed until 2030 to be free and even demand the salary agreed upon until then. For a fixed 48 million transfer to Leipzighe Barça He would only have been able to field the Egarense for four months and in 15 official matches. Each match would cost just over three ‘kilos’, salary aside. And of the eight million of the transfer to be amortized this year, already accounted for in the 2024-25 financial year, it would go to a negative item of 40 ‘kilos’ that should have been amortized from 2025 to 2030.
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It could always happen that Elm He would not break his contract but would remain without playing until next season. And it could not be demanded of a professional and a complete Euro Cup Golden Boot. Pau Victor He does not have that clause but FIFA regulations would support him to request his freedom letter. In any case, neither of them could be transferred if they have the card dropped as is the case now. Yes, they could sign for another club on a free transfer until June and return in July signing a new contract with Barça. Scenarios unthinkable days ago.
In addition to the football and financial impact, the damage to the institution would be enormous. At the level of image and reputation, already very much in question, the club would be further damaged and also in terms of its power of persuasion for other objectives in later markets. And in the more domestic sphere, the board of directors of Joan Laporta would suffer his second major setback after the goodbye of Leo Messi. The opposition has already spoken. Victor Font He considered the situation “intolerable” on the afternoon of January 1, giving “a reasonable amount of time for the president to give explanations.” The platform’I’m a Clam’led by Joan Camprubíwent further this Thursday by directly asking for the resignation whether they are registered or not Elm either Pau Victor.
At this point, this January 3 can mark the immediate future of the FC Barcelona In addition, logically, to the Dani Olmo and Pau Victor, directly affected by a situation totally beyond their control.
Joan Laporta was in Dubai last week negotiating agreements for the sale of VIP seats
Pep Morata (MD)
