Dani Olmo joined Barcelona from RB Leipzig in August (Josep LAGO)
Spain’s La Liga on Monday filed an enchantment and requested precautionary measures in opposition to the ruling issued by the Spanish sports activities council (CSD) authorising Barcelona gamers Dani Olmo and Pau Victor to play till the tip of the season.
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La Liga issued a press release calling for “an pressing judicial response” within the identify of sporting equity, claiming that the CSD’s decision “violates” the foundations governing the financial management of the Spanish league.
The CSD, which is answerable for settling the dispute between Barca and La Liga, dominated in favour of the Catalan membership on April 3.
It mentioned the cancellation of the registrations was “null and void”, permitting midfielder Olmo, who joined Barca from RB Leipzig final summer season, and younger striker Victor to play.
La Liga instantly contested this choice, saying it was “not in accordance with the regulation”.
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In line with the governing physique, the licences of the gamers, who had been quickly registered firstly of the season following the damage to defender Andreas Christensen, “mechanically expired” on December 31 at a time when Barca had been looking for a brand new income to adjust to monetary honest play guidelines.
The Catalan membership thought it had achieved this when in January it made official the sale of VIP containers on the under-construction Camp Nou to Center Jap traders for an estimated 100 million euros ($109 million) over 20 years.
Nevertheless, in line with La Liga: “No quantity from the (VIP field deal) is finally recorded within the revenue and loss accounts, opposite to what had been licensed by the membership and the auditor on the time of mentioned transaction.”
The CSD had given Olmo and Victor short-term permission to play for Barcelona once more in January, pending a last choice.
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Barcelona have been in monetary problem for a number of years and in 2022 offered off numerous elements of the membership and future tv rights revenue to have the ability to signal stars together with Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.
Spending within the upcoming summer season switch window will likely be troublesome for Barcelona with out prior gross sales if La Liga’s new view of their monetary state of affairs stays the identical.
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