A major update on the ongoing efforts of La Liga giants Barcelona to register Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor for the 2nd half of the campaign has late on Friday been forthcoming.This comes amid claims

Barcelona have not given up hope that Dani Olmo will be able to play for them in the second half of the season despite missing the January 1 deadline to register him with La Liga. A statement from La Liga on Tuesday night said Olmo and his team-mate Pau Victor have subsequently been deleted from the club’s registered squad with the league.

Barcelona have lost a second appeal for the precautionary registration of Dani Olmo for the rest of the season, meaning he remains unable to play for the club from January 1 onwards. The Athletic reported earlier in December that Barcelona’s court appeal for a precautionary registration measure for Olmo and his team-mate Pau Victor had been rejected.

The prospect of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor being able to leave Barcelona on a free, just four months after they joined for a combined €55.7m in fees, is looking dangerously real for President Joan

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Friday he was unhappy about potentially losing key midfielder Dani Olmo because of the club's dire financial state, but optimistic the situation would be resolved successfully.

Barcelona's financial situation has repeatedly put the club in difficult situations across the past few seasons, with the latest struggle seeing them potentially fail to register a big-money signing.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has "confidence in the club and everyone involved" as they battle to get Dani Olmo re-registered. But the 59-year-old German admitted in Friday's press conference ahead of this Saturday's cup game against fourth tier Barbastro that neither he nor the team are happy with the bizarre situation.