Barca’s Olmo granted temporary permission to play

After the Spanish National Sports Council (CSD) granted them provisional permission to play, Dani Olmo and Pau Victor will be able to play for Barcelona.

The players, both summer signings, were only registered for the first half of the season as Barcelona could not meet La Liga’s wage cap restrictions.

On Saturday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga rejected Barcelona’s request to register them.

Following a club’s request to grant a precautionary measure and allow the pair to play indefinitely, the CSD intervened on Wednesday.

Olmo and Victor will be available until the CSD decides the club’s case against La Liga and RFEF.

“This measure, which is provisional until the appeal filed by the club and the aforementioned players is finally resolved, suspends]La Liga and RFEF’s decision], and the cancellation of the sports licenses of the aforementioned players”, said the CSD in a statement.

“It also maintains the validity of said permits until this appeal is resolved.”

Olmo and Victor were unable to be selected for Wednesday’s Spanish Supercopa semi-final with Athletic Club in Saudi Arabia, but if Barca beat Real Madrid or Mallorca in the final, they could play in Sunday’s match.

Due to Barcelona’s difficult financial situation, which meant they couldn’t meet La Liga’s stringent wage cap restrictions, Olmo, a £51m summer arrival from RB Leipzig, was designated as a special exemption for the first half of the season.

The club’s previous requests to register the duo had been turned down by two courts.

Barcelona have since reportedly sold VIP boxes for their new stadium, which is still under construction, for a reported 100m euros (£83.42m) to be able to operate within La Liga’s financial fair play scheme.

However, the paperwork was sent three days after La Liga’s deadline.

La Liga reported that after Olmo and Victor’s licenses expired, Barcelona now meet the financial requirements, while rules prevent players from “obtaining another license at the same club to which they were already affiliated” in the same season.