Barça trusted that Dani Olmo's registration would be solved if the "financial fair play" rule, known as the 1:1 rule, was reinstated. This rule requires that investments be balanced with club income. Thanks to a precautionary measure from the CSD, Olmo has been able to play since January, but the situation remains volatile.
LaLiga, chaired by Javier Tebas, challenged that decision through an appeal before the Audiencia Nacional. The organization believes that this resolution undermines economic control and harms the competition's competitiveness. Now, everything depends on a ruling that's expected on Monday, September 1, the deadline for the summer transfer window.
A crossroads with a deadline
If Barça doesn't manage to reach the 1:1 balance before September 1, Dani Olmo could be deregistered. This would force the club to seek urgent solutions, since they wouldn't be able to register him again until January. The situation is especially delicate because the CSD's resolution was precautionary and now that provisional support is at risk.
The Audiencia Nacional has already rejected LaLiga's request for urgent suspension and has admitted that they must solve the substance of the matter. This new judicial stage will determine whether Barça keeps Dani Olmo registered or suffers an unexpected setback at the close of the transfer window.
Implications for Barça
Barça is required to speed up their outgoing moves to balance the books and comply with the required economic rule. With no room for maneuver, the club is playing their last cards before the courts and in the market. If the solution doesn't arrive before September 1, the outlook for Dani Olmo becomes seriously complicated.
The internal feeling at the club is one of urgency, since the player brings quality and versatility to the project. Losing him until January would be a sporting and logistical blow for the team and their coach. Institutionally, it would also damage the sporting planning and the prestige of the sporting department.
Dani Olmo's survival in Barça's project now depends on a double path: judicial and economic. If the 1:1 mechanism isn't activated and the judicial appeal doesn't favor the club, his registration could be cut short. All this just as the transfer window closes.