The 26-year-old joined Barça from RB Leipzig in August, but is signed for the first part of the season.
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Barcelona’s call to sign Dani Olmo to play the rest of the season has been rejected, which may mean the Spanish foreigner will not play for the club beyond January 1.
The 26-year-old joined Barca from RB Leipzig in August for a reported 60million euros (£51million), but the Catalan club could only register him for the first half of the season as they struggled to meet LaLiga’s wage restrictions.
With several players affected by long-term injuries over the summer, Barcelona were nevertheless able to reallocate part of their salary to integrate Olmo into the team, but that record expires next week.
A Spaniard rejected a call this Friday to extend the agreement for the rest of the campaign.
A La Liga statement said: “LaLiga has today learned of the ruling… rejecting the request for the provisional registration of Dani Olmo until June 30, 2025, on the grounds that none of the necessary conditions for the adoption of an interim measure have been met.
“The ruling also stresses that ‘the purpose of allowing additional spending is so that a long-term injury does not weaken the team’s competitiveness, not to use a long-term injury to allow the registration of players whose salaries exceed the limit, which is what FC Barcelona is attempting’.”
According to Spanish media, Barcelona has filed an which is due to be heard on Monday.
Olmo, a former Barcelona youth player who left for Dinamo Zagreb at the age of 16, scored six goals in 15 games for the club.
He is part of the Spanish team that won Euro 2024 this summer.
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Dani Olmo could be forced to miss the rest of the season
Dani Olmo could be forced to be out for the rest of the season
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