Barcelona coach Hansi Flick hinted at an enthusiastic reaction from the squad when news came on Wednesday evening that Dani Olmo and Pau Victor had been granted temporary registration for the second half of the season.
The team discovered this on its way to King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah for the Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Athletic Club Bilbao.
And it was He told La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation that it would not be possible to re-register Olmo and Victor For the second half of the season after the pair's short-term registration expired on 31 December, an appeal through a local court failed, leaving a final appeal to the Spanish National Sports Council.
The problem was not completely solved. But Barcelona, having missed the deadline to secure registration within days after raising the last of the money they needed to return to 1:1 spending rules, They were granted temporary registration permission until the final appeal ruling.
“The news arrived on the bus,” Flick said after the match. “You should see how the news was received. We are a team and we wanted to win for Dani Olmo and Pau Victor, but also for the team.” By defeating the sports club.
“(Olmo and Victor) are happy. For us, this was a good sign before the match. We wanted to show that we are a team.”
This means that both can now resume playing after being ineligible to face Barbastro in the Copa del Rey, or Athletic Club in the Super Cup. The players are with the rest of the squad in Saudi Arabia – Barcelona took them in the hope of making a decision – and it is possible that they will be able to play in Sunday's final.
There was particular concern about Olmo. The €60m summer signing was determined to stay at Barcelona, but was entitled to terminate his contract and move on as a free agent, receiving the full value of the deal paid and the club still liable for the transfer due. expenses.
Spanish Football Federation president Rafael Lausanne reacted diplomatically to the sporting council's decision to allow Barcelona to circumvent the Football Association's strict refusal.
He said: “It is true that news is news and this is important, as it affects players and a great club like Barcelona. We must respect the decisions of an institution like the Committee for Sustainable Development.” Movistar.
He added: “We cannot enter into an evaluation because we learned here at the stadium (in Saudi Arabia) about the ban decision, and when we can learn in-depth what was communicated by this body, we will conduct an evaluation that will also include the Spanish League.” “We complied with what was put in place, and there was a regulation that was also approved by the Commission for Sustainable Development at that time.”