Barcelona race against clock to register Olmo
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Barcelona: Barcelona raced against the clock to keep Dani Olmo on Tuesday after a Spanish court thwarted a second attempt by the financially troubled...
Barcelona: Barcelona raced against the clock to keep Dani Olmo on Tuesday after a Spanish court thwarted a second attempt by the financially troubled Catalan giants to extend the star's registration.
La Liga's strict spending limits restricted Olmo's initial registration to December 31, 2024 after Barcelona made the Spain playmaker their flagship signing last summer.
The club was left scrambling for alternatives to get Olmo on the books before the clock struck midnight in Spain, having exhausted legal avenues to extend the registration to June 30, 2025.
A Barcelona court on Monday rejected a request to extend the registration, after a commercial court in the Catalan capital made the same decision last week.
The heavily indebted club registered Olmo with 80 percent of injured defender Andreas Christensen's pay thanks to an exception allowing clubs to replace long-term absentees.