Barcelona stars threatened international strike over Dani Olmo case – report

Barcelona President Joan Laporta celebrated his ‘victory’ over the temporary re-registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor loudly in the bones of the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah, but his efforts were allegedly not the only ones involved in the decision.

According to TV3, several Barcelona stars threatened to drop out of Spain duty if Olmo had not been registered. They allege that Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Pedri, Pau Cubarsi, Fermin Lopez and Marc Casado were all willing to miss international duty in March, when Spain play the Netherlands in the Nations League quarter-finals. The players in question would have claimed minor injuries in order to avoid Spain duty, in solidarity with their teammate.

If Olmo had remained unregistered, he would not only be banned from playing for Barcelona, but also prevented from playing for La Roja. This report is yet to be confirmed by further sources, but it should be noted that the decision to grant Barcelona a temporary injunction was taken by the CSD, a government agency, and not the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).