Barcelona unlikely to receive precautionary measure to register duo despite positive RFEF report

After La Liga and the RFEF made it clear that they would not grant the registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor, FC Barcelona have turned to the Higher Council of Sports (CSD) in Spain for resolution.

The Blaugrana will present their case in front of the CSD on Tuesday in the hope of receiving a precautionary measure allowing Olmo and Victor to be registered for the second half of the season.

Earlier today, it was claimed that Barça may have a good chance of getting a positive verdict after the RFEF issued a report which favoured the Catalans’ stance.

The RFEF report recognised that the regulations in question was designed for cases involving players who intended to terminate their contracts but the situation involving Olmo and Pau Victor, however, were different.

It could have given Barcelona significant leverage when they present their case before the CSD tomorrow.

Green light unlikely

However, journalist Alfredo Martinez now reports that despite the favourable report issued by the RFEF on the Olmo and Pau Victor cases, everything points to the fact that Barcelona will not get the precautionary measure to register them.

In that case, the last resort for the Blaugrana would be to appeal in the ordinary courts, which will likely take place in ten days, post which there is a chance that the duo can be registered.

It would mean that Olmo and Victor will not be registered in time to play a part in the Spanish Super Cup this week, even though Barça took the pair to Saudi Arabia in the hope of having them available for the final, provided they qualified.

The situation has created some tension within the Barcelona dressing room while opposition member groups have been putting pressure on club president Joan Laporta to step down.

It remains to be seen how the situation develops in the days to come but as things stand, Barcelona seem unlikely to receive a favourable verdict from the CSD.