According to SPORT, FC Barcelona are concerned that a member of their first team may be prohibited from participating in matches.

SPORT reports that FC Barcelona is concerned that a member of the first team may be prohibited from participating in matches.SPORT, which cited

anonymous sources, reports that FC Barcelona is apprehensive that one of its primary first team players will be prohibited from participating at the turn of 2025 due to concerns regarding his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) restrictions. In the summer transfer window, Barca made Dani Olmo a marquee acquisition for head coach Hansi Flick, after agreeing to a deal with his previous club, RB Leipzig, that could exceed $60 million in value. Sporting Director Deco executed a significant triumph by persuading Olmo’s former German employers to accept payment in installments, resulting in the 26-year-old being the joint top scorer at Euro 2024 as his country, Spain, won a record fourth continental crown at England’s expense in Berlin.

This arrangement was suited to Barca’s well-documented FFP issues, which once again resulted in the build-up to a new season being laden with hurdles when it came to having new signings Olmo and Pau Victor registered. Olmo’s debut was delayed, but he made it in style by scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 comeback victory at Rayo Vallecano on Matchday 3 of the ongoing 2024/2025 campaign. However, this significant achievement in the player’s career—his return to his childhood team and his first professional appearance for them after he fled La Masia for Croatia as a child—was exclusively made possible by Barça’s implementation of a It exploited the long-term injury of center back Andreas Christensen to facilitate the completion of Olmo and Pau Victor’s registrations. The club assured the three men at the time that it would resolve its FFP concerns by January. Barca has yet to identify a resolution, despite the fact that the transfer window in the aforementioned month is rapidly approaching. It was anticipated that a new contract with Nike, the kit supplier and sponsor, would have been reached by now. Additionally, the $65 million (€60 million) issue concerning Libero and a percentage stake in Barca Studios has not been resolved and accounted for.