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Barcelona are planning to file a complaint to the Spanish government in their final attempt to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor. That will come after both La Liga and RFEF (Spanish FA) have not acceded to change their stance and proceed to re-register both players. La Liga sources, speaking anonymously like all in this article in order to protect relationships, told The Athletic there are no changes on their end from the statement the league released on December 31. RFEF sources told The Athletic their organisation is unable to execute a license without La Liga’s green light and, therefore,...

Raphinha has said that players could question whether to join Barcelona in the future after Dani Olmo and Pau Victor were de-registered from their first-team squad. On January 4, Barcelona were planning to file a complaint to the Spanish government in their final attempt to register the two players after La Liga and the Spanish Federation (RFEF) refused to alter their stance on the registrations. Barca then filed a complaint to the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD), the highest sports institution subscribed to the Spanish government, after both Olmo and Victor were de-registered from their...

Barcelona will be able to play Dani Olmo and Pau Victor in the second half of the 2024-25 season — for now at least. The Spanish government has suspended the agreement reached on January 4 by the RFEF (Spanish FA) and La Liga, which had cancelled the two players’ sporting licenses after Barcelona missed the December 31 deadline to extend them. Barcelona’s attempts to re-register Olmo and Victor were rejected by the RFEF and La Liga, leading the club to submit a 52-page appeal and more than 60 accompanying documents to the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD), the highest sports...

Lamine Yamal insists Barcelona “do not care” who they will play in the Supercopa de Espana final following their win over Athletic Club. The 17-year-old scored Barca’s second of the night in a two-goal victory, setting up a final on Sunday where they will play the winners of Thursday night’s semi-final match between Real Madrid and Mallorca. “We don’t care who we’re going to play against in the final,” Yamal said after the match. “We have to come back with the title. “Athletic is a very physical team. We suffered at the end of the...

Barca are on a roll before a crucial part of the season and made light work of Betis to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals

Barcelona’s return to their Camp Nou stadium has been further delayed until May at the earliest. Work to refurbish the Camp Nou and increase its capacity to 105,000 — the largest in European football — began in June 2023. The Catalan club’s original plan was to return to playing at their home stadium before the end of 2024, with Barca president Joan Laporta outlining their aim to re-open at a reduced capacity to mark the club’s 125th anniversary on November 29. In October however, the club said the return would not take place in 2024 and would instead happen in the...

The young forward has started just once this season and is now being left out of Barca's matchday squads despite being fit

Dani Olmo has suffered a calf injury that Barcelona say will rule him out of Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Benfica. The Spain international, 26, was introduced from the bench in the 1-1 draw at Getafe in La Liga on Saturday evening and played the final 28 minutes in place of Gavi. He will not travel with the squad when Barcelona head to Portugal on Tuesday, however, with assessments ongoing as to the severity of the issue. Barcelona are second in the Champions League league phase table and are already mathematically certain of at least a place in the playoffs after five wins from...

Hansi Flick has the best-performing attack in the Champions League so the Manchester United forward feels like an odd fit

Eric Garcia is set to stay at Barcelona despite attracting interest from elsewhere in the January transfer window. The Athletic reported in the DealSheet Garcia was on Barcelona’s list of potential departures and had been the subject of interest from Girona, Real Sociedad and Como. The 24-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Girona, came off the bench on Tuesday to score an 86th-minute equaliser as Barcelona came from 4-2 down to beat Benfica 5-4 in the Champions League. Club sources, who spoke to The Athletic on the condition of anonymity, said head coach Hansi Flick told Garcia...