While it has become quite clear that Barcelona’s efforts to acquire new licenses for Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor and register them are unlikely to be approved, La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) have officially confirmed the same through a statement .
La Liga and the RFEF, in a joint statement, confirmed that Barça’s salary limit has been increased following the presentation of the relevant documentation relating to the VIP seating agreement.
But he also confirmed that Olmo and Víctor’s registrations cannot be granted, as it is against the rules for players to be issued a new license with the same club within the same season after the license has been cancelled. former.
Full declaration
The complete statement released by the RFEF and La Liga is as follows:
“The Monitoring Commission of the RFEF-La Liga Coordination Agreement has met to address the request for prior approval and processing of the federative licenses of the players Mr. Daniel Olmo Carvajal and Mr. Pau Víctor Delgado, presented by FC Barcelona.
“Following FCB’s compliance with LaLiga’s economic control requirements on January 3, 2025, and once the club has completed the relevant documentation, the LaLiga Budget Validation Body has decided to extend the Cost Limit of the FC Barcelona Sports Squad from the aforementioned date.”
“In this sense, having requested the licenses for the aforementioned players by FC Barcelona and after analyzing the applicable federation regulations, the Monitoring Commission agrees not to grant the preliminary license or the definitive license requested by FC Barcelona for the Sr. players. Daniel Olmo Carvajal and Mr. Pau Víctor Delgado in accordance with the literal interpretation of articles 130.2 and 141.5 of the RFEF General Regulations that prevent a player who is cancels the license can, during the course of the same season, obtain a license in the same team of the club to which he was already linked.
What’s next for Barcelona?
Anticipating this situation, FC Barcelona is already preparing its next steps and is willing to take the matter to ordinary justice or to the Higher Sports Council (CSD) to obtain precautionary measures that allow Olmo and Víctor to play again.