Barca Never Had Financial Room To Register Olmo La Liga

La Liga said Wednesday Barcelona did not have the financial capacity to register players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor and still lack it, ahead of a decision by Spains sports council CSD over the duos eligibility to play.

In January Barcelona announced a deal had been reached to sell VIP boxes at the clubs Camp Nou stadium, currently being rebuilt, worth a reported 100 million euros 108 million, which gave them the financial fair play room for new licences for the players.

La Liga said Barcelona used an unnamed auditor between December 31 and January 3 which recorded the deal on the clubs books, but their current auditor no longer includes it in the clubs interim financial statements for the first part of the 2024-25 season.

No amount from the VIP box deal is ultimately recorded in the profit and loss accounts, contrary to what had been certified by the club and the auditor at the time of said transaction, said La Liga in a statement.

La Liga said they were reporting the auditor Barcelona used between December 31 and January 3 to the Accounting and Auditing Institute.