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Sam Marsden
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Moises Llorens
Jan 4, 2025, 03:56 PM ET
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick stated he stays positive that Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor will have the ability to bet the club once again this season.
LaLiga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) revealed Saturday they had actually turned down Barça’s demand to re-register the duo after the Catalan club missed out on a Dec. 31 due date to show they were certified with the league’s monetary reasonable play (FFP) guidelines.
Olmo, a EUR60 million ($61.9 m) summertime finalizing from RB Leipzig, has a provision in his agreement which would enable him to leave totally free if he stays unregistered for the 2nd half of the season, however Flick states the Spain worldwide is devoted to Barça.
“I have the self-confidence that the club will do it,” Flick stated in a press conference after Saturday’s 4-0 Copa del Rey win at Barbastro, a match which Olmo and Víctor were both required to miss out on.
“This early morning I talked with Dani and Dani wishes to bet Barça. We require him and likewise Pau Víctor. They are great gamers. We require both of them. We need to wait. This is the only thing we can do now.”
A brace from Robert Lewandowski and objectives from Eric García and Pablo Torre assisted Barça book their location in the Copa round of 16, with Flick firmly insisting the drama around Olmo and Víctor will not impact the group.
“I believe everybody desires that both of them are back due to the fact that they are essential gamers for our offense,” he included.
“Today we played really focused. We played like we desire. There was absolutely nothing to see or to feel that the group suffered about that. We are expert, we need to play and the group did actually great.”
Protector Ronald Araújo, who made his very first look of the season versus Barbastro, likewise revealed his desire for Barça to discover a repair to the Olmo and Víctor scenario as quickly as possible.
“It’s left a bad taste since they are our colleagues,” he informed press reporters. “We hope the club can fix the problem. We now have to turn our attention to Wednesday’s Supercopa [semifinal] versus Athletic Club.”
Araújo had actually not played considering that hurting his hamstring representing Uruguay at the Copa América last July, however he handled to finish 90 minutes on Saturday.
“I’m truly pleased to win the video game, however likewise on an individual level to be back and play 90 minutes,” he included.
“I didn’t understand if I might play the entire match. The coach was asking me if I felt okay [to continue] and I did. It’s essential to develop minutes. I’m pleased.”
Flick stated Lamine Yamal ought to likewise have actually recuperated from an ankle injury to function in the Supercopa next week,
