Barcelona, Spain — La Liga don confirm say Barcelona no get the financial capacity to register forwards Dani Olmo and Pau Victor. Di league talk say dem revoke di temporary licenses wey dem grant to di players last summer because Barcelona no fit meet financial rules deadline wey don pass.
La Liga explain say Barcelona fail to prove dem comply with di league financial rules by di set deadline of December 31. As dem appeal di matter, di Spanish sports council (CSD) grant Barcelona permission to temporarily reinstate di players, but dem still dey wait for final decision wey go land by April 7.
Barcelona dey lead La Liga and dey jostle for di Champions League quarter-finals. On January 3, dem announce say dem sell VIP boxes for their Camp Nou stadium wey dey undergo renovation to raise €100 million (£83 million). However, La Liga talk say di deal no show for di financial accounts wey Barcelona submit for di 2024-25 season.
La Liga criticize say, “No amount from di VIP box deal no dey recorded for di profit and loss accounts, contrary to wetin di club and di auditor certify at di time of di transaction.” Di league say dem go report di auditor wey work for di club during dis period.
In response, Barcelona president Joan Laporta no gree accept di claims, instead e talk say di letter from La Liga na attempt to damage di club image. E express frustration, especially as dis statement come as dem dey prepare for important Copa del Rey semi-final match against Atletico Madrid.
Laporta emphasize, “Three months ago, I talk say Olmo and Pau Victor registrations follow di rules from RFEF and La Liga, and I still stand by dat.”
Dani Olmo, 26, join Barcelona from RB Leipzig for £52 million and don appear 28 times this season, while Pau Victor, 23, wey come from Barcelona academy, don also play 22 times this season.
Di final ruling by di CSD about di eligibility of Olmo and Victor to play go matter officially on or before April 7. Till then, di tension dey high as Barcelona dey try maintain dem standing in di league and other competitions.
