- Barça finally received the go-ahead to sign Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor
- The outcome comes after Barcelona appealed to the Higher Sports Council (CSD)
- The sentence has been received with a torrent of criticism throughout Spanish football.
A Barcelona legend has become the latest to target the financially struggling Catalan giants after they were controversially allowed to re-register £50million summer signing Dani Olmo and team-mate Pau Victor.
The Blaugrana finally received the green light to register the former RB Leipzig playmaker after a long saga in which Barcelona appealed to the Higher Sports Council (CSD).
A decision that has sparked outrage throughout Spanish football, the exceptional circumstances of the case have caused the CSD to defend its sole decision by stating that preventing the registrations of Olmo and Víctor would cause significant harm to the players, Barcelona, and even the interests of the Spanish team.
Given the hugely controversial nature of the result, Barcelona have been subject to a torrent of criticism, with even some of the club's former stars speaking out against it.
Former Barca defender Ronald de Boer has criticized his former employer for letting the rules slip once again.
“It's very sad that a club as beautiful as Barca is still allowed to cheat,” De Boer said on Dutch television.
Barcelona can register Dani Olmo for the moment after a decision by the Higher Sports Council
Olmo's re-registration was denied due to LaLiga's continued financial limitations on Barcelona
'Coming from what I was before… playing with UNICEF on the shirt. Other clubs follow the rules, try to survive, but Barcelona are allowed to get away with it, which is crazy. If it were a company, it would have declared bankruptcy.
'It's ridiculous, it has become a soap opera. They just want to continue competing with Real Madrid and they hate the fact that Real Madrid continues to achieve success.
What was expected to be an easy re-registration process, LaLiga's strict financial laws had prevented Barcelona from extending the registration of Olmo and Víctor because they had exceeded their allocated salary cap.
With the added risk of losing Olmo for free, the ugly affair concluded with CSD's permission to temporarily register both players.
Several clubs have expressed their intention to appeal the decision, and bitter rival Atlético Madrid were quick to criticize the ruling, questioning whether it subverts their goal of “fair competition.”
LaLiga has also started a legal battle against the CSD's decision by failing to respond to the approval of Olmo and Víctor's re-registration, arguing that it was wrong for not having had the opportunity to defend its position before the provisional measure was approved. .
The League is trying to counter their position due to the RFEF General Regulations rule that prohibits the re-registration of a player removed from a team's roster during the same season.
A possible sanction could make the CSD ruling null and void if LaLiga wins.
Pau Víctor also achieved re-registration and will be available to face Real Madrid on Sunday
The decision relieves the pressure on the president of Barça, Joan Laporta, who celebrated the ruling
However, the decision means that both Olmo and Víctor are now in the fight to appear when Hansi Flick's side face Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday.
And before the Classic, Barça's outspoken president, Joan Laporta, has made his feelings clear about the ruling.
“This Super Cup has been surrounded by controversy that could have been avoided if things had been done differently,” Laporta said, according to Marca.
“The fact is that it is already resolved and they will be able to play.”
