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Spain’s football authorities have rejected Barcelona’s attempt to register midfielder Dani Olmo and forward Pau Victor for the second half of the season.<\/b><\/p>\n
The summer signings were initially only registered until the end of December because of the competition’s wage-cap restrictions.<\/p>\n
Both men may now be sidelined until the summer, with their careers on hold, while there has been recent speculation that the highly coveted Olmo could leave the club.<\/p>\n
Olmo, 26, has been a regular for Hansi Flick’s team since joining from RB Leipzig<\/a> in a deal worth about \u00a351m after helping Spain to win last summer’s European Championship.<\/p>\n Former Girona player Victor, 23, has featured almost entirely as a substitute in Spain’s top flight this season.<\/p>\n A joint statement from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga confirmed they turned down Barcelona’s request to register both players.<\/p>\n The statement read: “The monitoring committee agrees not to grant the prior approval or the definitive licence requested by FC Barcelona for the players Daniel Olmo Carvajal and Pau Victor Delgado.”<\/p>\n RFEF and LaLiga said they were both satisfied with the club’s improved financial position after recent efforts to bring in funds.<\/p>\n However, league rules state that the same club cannot re-register a player in the same season in which their registration was cancelled, the joint statement said.<\/p>\n Requests made by Barcelona to register the duo had previously been rejected by two courts.<\/a><\/p>\n Spanish media reported that Barcelona still plan on filing a complaint to the Spanish government in a bid to extend the players’ registrations, although the club have yet to comment on the latest outcome.<\/p>\n Barcelona sit third in La Liga, five points behind leaders Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n