Barcelona yet to register new signing Dani Olmo, four others with LaLiga starting in three days

Barcelona president Joan Laporta | Daily Mail

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta | Daily Mail

Barcelona yet to register new signing Dani Olmo, four others with LaLiga starting in three days

Ayoola Kelechi 19:16 - 13.08.2024

The Catalans' financial woes remain as they struggle to register their only summer signing and pre-season top scorer with only three days left to the start of the new season

With LaLiga set to kick off in just three days, Barcelona faces a significant challenge as they have yet to register several key players, including their new €62m signing Dani Olmo, and could be forced to start the 2024/25 season without some crucial members of the squad.

Dani Olmo and four others await registration

Earlier this week, Barcelona verified that Eric Garcia, Clement Lenglet, and Ansu Fati had registered, guaranteeing their participation in Saturday's LaLiga match against Valencia. However, the club has yet to register five other players, as their recent financial woes continue to dog them.

Ansu Fati is back in the Barcelona first team | Credit: Imago

Dani Olmo, the club’s marquee summer signing of the summer, headlines the list of unregistered players in danger of missing the Friday cut-off for the first matchday of the 2024-25 season.

Dani Olmo scored important goals for Spain as they lifted the Euro 2024 trophy

Alongside Olmo, other first-team hopefuls, Inigo Martinez, Alex Valle, Pablo Torre, and Pau Victor are also awaiting registration.

Financial woes continue to haunt Barcelona

The delay in player registration is reportedly due to the ongoing financial difficulties that have plagued Barcelona in recent years.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta || image credit: Imago

The club’s struggles to balance their books have become a recurring issue and have hampered their ability to fight for top global talents and register new signings whenever they become available.

New Barcelona manager Hansi Flick alongside club president Joan Laporta | Imago

Despite these challenges, Flick is determined to have as many players available as possible for the trip to the Mestalla as the Blaugrana begin their quest to wrestle the LaLiga.title from arch-rivals Real Madrid.