The Barcelona player is on the verge of leaving after the Spanish court refused to register the player.
A Spanish court has rejected Barcelona's bid to sign Dani Olmo at the end of the year, which could force the star closer to leaving the Catalan giants for free.
The Spanish international, who has six goals in 15 games for the Bernabeu club this season, was signed from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig last summer for $62.5m, but La Liga's anti-spending rules on wages and transfers hampered the signing. his.
Barcelona, who are on loan, signed the 26-year-old until December 31 with 80 percent of the salary of the injured defender Andreas Christensen thanks to the addition of allowing the club to replace those who have not been there for a long time.
After La Liga rejected the club's request to extend his registration until the end of the season, Barcelona took the case to court for unfair competition and wants to register Olmo until June 30, 2025.
Barcelona's commercial court said in a ruling it handed down on Monday that it rejected the team's requests because none of the conditions had been met.
“The purpose of allowing overspending is so that long-term injuries do not damage the team's competitiveness, not that long-term injuries allow the registration of players who exceed their salary limits,” which Barcelona tried to do. the court ruled.
Olmo will not be registered for the rest of the season, “as soon as it is understood that the player's contract expires on December 31, 2024 and cannot be renewed”, the court added.
Spanish media say Olmo's contract, which runs until 2030, has a release clause that could release the Euro 2024 champion if he does not sign up.
Barcelona will appeal the decision and Spanish media say the club could use other options to sign the Spain international, who has scored 11 goals in 41 games for his country.
This includes legal action, board members donating their resources to ensure registration and selling VIP seats so Camp Nou can be expanded in the future to raise more money, he said.
La Liga said it applied the same criteria to all teams and agreed that nothing different would change the “equality of conditions” of the competition.
Olmo's departure could be a big blow for the Blaugrana, who have relinquished their early lead and fallen to third in a tough competition.
Hansi Flick's side are three points behind Atletico Madrid and two behind Real Madrid who have played one game more than their rivals.