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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has taken aim at LaLiga following the controversy surrounding Dani Olmo’s re-registration.
After an extended saga that saw Barcelona appeal to the Higher Sports Council (CSD), the club were given a temporary reprieve and allowed to re-register both Olmo and team-mate Pau Victor.
The exceptional circumstances of the case have seen the CSD defend their one-of-a-kind decision by stating the preventing of both Olmo and Victor’s registrations would cause significant harm to the players, Barcelona, and even the interests of the Spanish national team.
As a result, both players will be available to Barca boss Hansi Flick when his side face Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday.
The decision has proven hugely controversial, and a number of clubs have voiced their intention to appeal the decision.
However, the outspoken Laporta has made his feelings clear on the ruling in a recent interview.
Joan Laporta has welcomed the decision to allow Barcelona to re-register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor after an extended saga
LaLiga are taking their sour conflict with Barcelona to court amid the fallout of the cash-strapped Catalans were permitted to register Olmo (right) and Victor (left)
‘This Super Cup has been surrounded by controversy that could have been avoided if things had been done differently,’ Laporta said, per Marca.
‘The fact is that it has now been resolved and they will be able to play.’
LaLiga are attempting to counter their stance due to the RFEF General Regulations rule that prohibits the re-registration of a player removed from a team’s squad during the same season.
A possible punishment could see the CSD’s ruling be rubbished as null and void if LaLiga are successful.
Previously announcing their success in registering the key duo, Barcelona beamed: ‘Good news for FC Barcelona. Dani Olmo and Pau Victor have been registered for La Liga, and are therefore available for selection by coach Hansi Flick, including for Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup Final at 8pm CET,’ a statement from Barcelona read.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the decision to allow Barca to re-register the two stars has proven highly contentious, with staunch rivals Atletico Madrid quick to hit out at the decision, questioning whether it subverts the standard of ‘fair competition’.
‘Atletico de Madrid wishes to express its deep concern about the situation in Spanish football following the resolution adopted this Wednesday by the Higher Sports Council. We believe that this decision puts the current system in jeopardy, questioning the rules of the game,’ said Los Colchoneros.
‘The Sports Law itself includes and protects the economic control of LaLiga, but with this resolution it is put at risk. The economic control of LaLiga has been the main tool that has managed to turn our football into a solvent sector, a process admired internationally.
The Barcelona president cryptically insisted the matter could have been avoided ‘if things had been done differently’
Both Olmo and Victor will be available to feature in the club’s Spanish Super Cup clash with Real Madrid on Sunday
‘Our club, like all LaLiga members until this resolution, has been complying with the rules of economic control and will continue to do so.
‘In fact, in order to compete at the level we have been doing in recent years, we have decided to carry out various capital increases, despite the enormous effort that this entails.
‘This government intervention creates a very dangerous precedent, as it opens the door to breaking the rules and making the same serious mistakes of the past.
‘Atletico de Madrid remains committed to rigour and responsible management. Without clear and equal rules for all, fair competition is not possible.’
