Barcelona President Joan Laporta accuses La Liga of undermining club's interests

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has accused La Liga of attacking their interest in a furious response to the fresh statement from the organising body.

Joan Laporta, in an unusual move, has sent a strong message for its contrasting view, “changing their minds” on Dani Olmo and Pau Victor’s player registrations.

On Wednesday, La Liga said Barcelona did not have the capacity within their salary cap to register Olmo and Victor.

They have also raised questions about the €100m deal that led to Spain’s sport ministry granting the duo temporary registrations in January.

In a statement, the league said:

“The financial statements show Barcelona did not have on Dec. 31, 2024, nor on Jan. 3, 2025, nor since that date the capacity to register Olmo and Víctor.”

In other reports, Laporta has accused La Liga of “attacking” Barca’s interests.

He has also suggested that the timing of the statement is “strange” as they prepare for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semi-final second-leg clash with Atletico Madrid.

Laporta in an angry mode told reporters:

“We will respond back to La Liga. They want to attack our interests.

“La Liga approved signings of Pau Victor and Olmo and now they’ve changed their minds. Why?

“Did they do a bad job in the first place when they approved the operations.”

“On La Liga’s statement on Financial Fair Play, he added: “We’re playing a key match tonight and La Liga is communicating this morning.

“Strange! They can’t beat us on the pitch, so they act off it.”

Dani Olmo and Pau Victor’s contract issues at Barcelona still hang in the balance (Image by Barcelona/Getty Images)

Barcelona’s finances have been in a dire situation in recent years, highlighted by their initial failure to register summer signing Olmo and Victor earlier this season.

Now, we look forward to a long-lasting solution to put this matter to bed forever.