World class Spaniard could be great Chelsea signing after door opened for January swoop

Barcelona will not be able to register CHELSEA target Dani Olmo, after a Spanish court rejected an appeal, meaning the winger may not be able to play for the club from January 1, and he would be a fantastic signing for Chelsea according to reporter Iomie Stanley

The 26-year-old, who helped Spain win Euro 2024, joined Barcelona from Leipzig in August but he was only registered for the first half of the season as Barcelona could not meet La Liga’s wage cap restrictions.

Barcelona registered Olmo after their squad was hit by long-term injuries, allowing the club to allocate a portion of wages to register the player. His four-month allowance will expire at the end of December and the Spanish court rejected the club’s request to provisionally register him.

“La Liga has today learned of the ruling… rejecting the request for the provisional registration of Dani Olmo until June 30, 2025, on the grounds that none of the necessary conditions for the adoption of an interim measure have been met,” said the Spanish league in a statement on Friday.

“The ruling also stresses that ‘the purpose of allowing additional spending is so that a long-term injury does not weaken the team’s competitiveness, not to use a long-term injury to allow the registration of players whose salaries exceed the limit, which is what FC Barcelona is attempting’.”

And amid all the speculation and rumours, Stanley has said that Olmo could be a great signing for Enzo Maresca: ‘Olmo has showed over the past 12 months that he is a game-changer.

‘Chelsea have had a brilliant start to the season, they are in the hunt for that Champions League place, but adding someone like Olmo to the side, he could be a great signing’

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