Barcelona meet key midfielder’s lawyer to debate registration, anticipate decision by December 27

Barcelona are racing towards time of their bid to register star summer season signing, Dani Olmo, with La Liga earlier than the top of the 12 months.

The 26-year-old attacking midfielder was solely registered for the primary half of the season in the summertime by utilizing the wage house created by Andreas Christensen’s long-term injury-enforced absence.

As such, Olmo, together with fellow summer season arrival Pau Victor, must be re-registered for the second half of the season by December 31.

Nevertheless, as reported already there may be nonetheless a shortfall of €60 million to return to the 1:1 Honest Play rule, which might enable the registration of the Spanish worldwide.

Barcelona have dominated out the potential for utilizing a monetary assure, like they did previously to cowl this hole, and are exploring different avenues.

Assembly with Olmo’s father and lawyer

As revealed by Barcelona president Joan Laporta this week, the Catalans will face La Liga within the Business Court docket No. 10 in Barcelona on Monday, 23 December.

Olmo must be re-registered with La Liga. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Photographs)

The membership have filed a precautionary measure in search of to register Olmo, even quickly just like what was carried out with Gavi previously.

And, based on Jijantes FC, Miquel Olmo, the Barcelona star’s father, and Ramon Valencia, a lawyer specialising in sports activities legislation, met the membership officers on the coaching amenities yesterday to debate the registration course of.

Miquel Olmo additionally occurs to be the director of the company which represents the Barcelona attacking midfielder. In the meantime, Ramon Valencia has been advising the participant legally for years.

Whereas Barcelona have till the final day of the 12 months to register Olmo, the case is predicted to be resolved by Friday, 27 December, if an settlement is just not reached through the listening to set by the decide.

Nevertheless, sources on the membership have prompt that various choices are being explored if the matter is just not resolved in court docket.

Along with the Nike contract and the sale of stakes in Barça Imaginative and prescient, the membership are contemplating the potential for utilizing long-term absentee Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s wage house to get Olmo registered.