Everyone at FC Barcelona was impatiently awaiting the court’s verdict on their appeal to obtain a precautionary measure that would allow attacking midfielder Dani Olmo to register for the second half of the season.
He blaugrana just as La Liga had presented its case before the judge of Commercial Court No. 10 last Monday as the club sought to register the 26-year-old before the new year.
Court denies registration of Olmo
However, in a hard blow for Barcelona, Sports World informs that the court’s ruling has gone against the Club.
In fact, Judge Ignacio Fernández de Senespléda, of the Commercial Court number 10 of Barcelona, made the ruling public on Friday and did not grant the precautionary measure that would have allowed the club to register Olmo.
The judge’s decision on Olmo’s registration comes after a hearing held on Monday, in which lawyers from both Barça and La Liga were summoned. City of Justice in Barcelona to present his arguments following the lawsuit filed by the club.
Barcelona had kept the matter secret, but was confident that the court ruling would be in its favor and would allow Olmo to be registered. However, the decision did not go well for them.
A new appeal will be made
Following the unfavorable verdict, on Monday, December 30, Barcelona will present a new lawsuit against La Liga in a lower court, seeking to obtain a precautionary measure that allows Olmo to play in the second half of the season.
The argument that the Catalans will present is that all registration rules are null and void because they are regulated by an authority that they consider incompetent, the Delegate Commission of La Liga.
Time is running out for Barcelona, as their deadline to register Olmo in the competition is Tuesday, December 31.
As has been reported, the blaugrana They are also working on a Plan B with the sale of VIP boxes at the new Spotify Camp Nou, which could mean income of 120 million euros.