Barcelona have been hit by an injury blow to key playmaker Dani Olmo ahead of their next game against Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.
The President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Rafael Louzan has stated that they may challenge Barcelona’s court injunction related to the registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor. The
Raphinha has said that players could question whether to join Barcelona in the future after Dani Olmo and Pau Victor were de-registered from their first-team squad. On January 4, Barcelona were planning to file a complaint to the Spanish government in their final attempt to register the two players after La Liga and the Spanish Federation (RFEF) refused to alter their stance on the registrations.
Dani Olmo still can't feature for Barcelona given the team's failure to register him in La Liga because of financial issues.
Barcelona confirm the sale of VIP seats inside Camp Nou as they seek to prove they can re-register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor.
The injury is a setback for Barcelona considering that the nation's highest sports court recently granted interim playing registration to Olmo.
Spain’s government has stepped to provisionally allow midfielder Dani Olmo and forward Pau Víctor to continue playing for Barcelona following the Spanish league’s refusal to do so.
Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo has been ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League trip to Benfica with a calf injury, the LaLiga club said on Sunday.
FC Barcelona confirmed that Dani Olmo had suffered an injury to his right soleus muscle, ruling him out of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League encounter against SL Benfica.The statement
Dani Olmo has scored six goals and registered three assists in 18 appearances since joining Barcelona from RB Leipzig in August
Tests revealed a strain to the player’s right calf muscle, which will keep him out of action for the next few days. Barça’s medical staff have not indicated how long Olmo will be out for but confirmed that he will sit out Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Benfica - the penultimate game of the group phase.