- Olmo has been unable to play for club and country due to a registration issue
- Barcelona lodged an appeal and may soon be granted a precautionary measure
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Barcelona are expected to be told they will be able to register Dani Olmo – if only for the time being – after lodging an appeal this week.
According to multiple reports in Spain, the club are set to be granted a precautionary measure by the Higher Sports Council (CSD) which will allow them to temporarily register both Olmo, a target for several Premier League sides, and Pau Victor.
As a result, once the decision has been made official, both players will be permitted to play in LaLiga again after facing several weeks of uncertainty.
Olmo and Victor have been included in Barcelona’s Super Cup squad despite being ineligible to play. According to Mundo Deportivo, the club are optimistic they will receive approval for the registrations this week, and it could arrive shortly.
Last week, Barcelona revealed their plans to file a complaint after both LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) rejected their latest attempt to re-register the duo, and they subsequently took the matter to court.
The latest ruling, which will ease the pressure on president Joan Laporta after another tumultuous period, does not mean that Olmo and Victor will be able to play against Athletic Bilbao in the Super Cup in Riyadh this evening.
Barcelona will be told they can register Dani Olmo, if only for the time being, after their appeal
Olmo, a target for several Premier League clubs, will be able to play again imminently
The decision will ease the pressure on Joan Laporta, the president of the Catalan giants
However, El Larguero, via Cadena Ser, have reported that the possibility of them playing in the final, should Barcelona progress to that stage, has not been ruled out.
The CSD’s verdict also does not mean that Olmo and Victor will be eligible for the rest of the season. Instead, the ruling is a recognition that Barcelona’s appeal, which was lodged in the form of a 52-page document, has a sound legal basis.
Now, the body has a period of up to three months to study the case before making a…