Barcelona have for the primary time since earlier than the pandemic returned to inside their wage restrict, after accrediting the sale of VIP seats for the following 20 years at Camp Nou to the tune of round €110m. In accordance with one report, in addition they have a verbal understanding over registering Dani Olmo and Pau Victor too.
There are conflicting items of data being reported although. One matter that every one stories appear to agree on is that Barcelona despatched an informative electronic mail simply earlier than 23:00 CEST on Friday night time updating each La Liga and the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF) of their monetary state of affairs. La Liga have accredited the primary €60m portion of that sale, and the membership at the moment are again inside their wage restrict say a number of stories.
La Liga have confirmed in writing to Barcelona that they are now formally below the 1:1 rule. @MigRico
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) January 3, 2025
The place the matter is much less clear is on the registrations of Olmo and Victor, which was in the end the intention of the deal. Marca report that regardless of that be aware, there was no change within the registration state of affairs, whereas Sport say that La Liga have requested the RFEF legal professionals to look at the case.
All sources agree that the RFEF haven’t obtained a request from La Liga to register Olmo and Victor, however RAC1 report that Barcelona have had it verbally confirmed by La Liga that they’ll have each gamers registered. They are saying that Barcelona are ready for La Liga to take action, and will see motion on Saturday, with the Barcelona administrators leaving the membership workplaces shortly after midnight. MD have filed a report round half an hour afterwards, the place they particularly deny any verbal settlement between La Liga and Barcelona over registrations.
At 21:19 this night, #FCBarcelona president Joan Laporta shared (after which deleted) the next message on his WhatsApp standing.
It’s seemingly a textual content from the RFEF backing Barcelona’s capacity to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor. Picture through Jijantes. pic.twitter.com/iYl9FyqPpR
— Soccer España (@footballespana_) January 3, 2025
Their data is that President Joan Laporta may communicate to the media this Sunday or on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Supercup to elucidate the state of affairs. With none progress on the registrations, as they are saying, Barcelona intend to take the case to court docket subsequent week or to the Ministry for Sport.
The veritable array of stories circulating late on Friday night time appear solely to blur the truth of the state of affairs, the place the understanding appears to be solely relating to their wage restrict state of affairs. Both manner the case appears to be like removed from being completed. If Barcelona are in a position to register Olmo and Victor, then La Liga are more likely to face vital backlash from the opposite golf equipment. Barcelona are engaged on potential options if they don’t seem to be, however Laporta will likely be dealing with his personal backlash on the membership if that’s the case.