Olmo Saga May Harm Barca’s Transfers –Raphinha

Barcelona forward Raphinha fears the registration fiasco surrounding Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor could affect future signings at the Catalan club.

Olmo and Víctor were both unregistered on Jan. 1 after Barça missed a Dec. 31 deadline to prove they are compliant with LaLiga’s financial fair play regulations.

Both players have travelled with Barça to Saudi Arabia for Wednesday’s Spanish Supercopa semifinal against Athletic Club in Jeddah, but neither are available for selection.

“I think it could,” Raphinha said in a news conference on Tuesday when asked if the situation could force players to turn down the chance of signing for Barça.

“I can’t say otherwise because I would be lying and that’s not me, I don’t like lying or telling stories. The truth is that if I was at another club and seeing the situation Pau and Dani are in, maybe I would think twice if it was best to be here.”

Raphinha also had to sweat over his registration when he joined the club in the summer of 2022, with Barça selling club assets, including future earnings on television rights, to register the Brazil international with LaLiga.