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Dani Olmo has scored eight goals for Barcelona this season Dani Olmo and Pau Victor are eligible to play for Barcelona for the rest of the season, Spain's National Sports Council (CSD) has ruled. La Liga granted Barcelona temporary licences to register Olmo and Victor last summer, but later revoked their registrations after claiming the club had failed to prove they were complying with the league's financial rules by the deadline on 31 December. The CSD gave Barcelona permission to temporarily reinstate the pair following an appeal in January. On Wednesday, La Liga said that the club do not have the financial capacity to register the forwards. But the CSD annulled the agreement between the Spanish top flight and the country's football federation (RFEF). The CSD said the two players' registrations remain valid as the RFEF acknowledged that "there is no federation resolution that agreed to the cancellation of the licences" and that its decision not to grant a licence is "null and void". La Liga said it will appeal the decision. In a statement on Wednesday, La Liga said it had lowered Barcelona's wage cap after irregularities with their end-of-year accounting for the 2024-25 season. Barcelona announced a deal on 3 January to sell VIP boxes at the club's Nou Camp stadium, which is being rebuilt, to raise 100m euros (£83m) in order to meet La Liga's Financial Fair Play rules and extend the registrations of Olmo and Victor. But La Liga said the deal had not been recorded in accounts submitted by Barcelona to the league last week, and that the deal had been approved by a different, unnamed auditor. Olmo was part of Barcelona's academy before leaving to play for Dinamo Zagreb and RB Leipzig. Barcelona paid £52m to reunite with the Spain international last summer and he has featured 28 times this season, including 13 since the CSD's ruling. Victor also came through Barcelona's famed La Masia academy and has played 22 times this term, with five of those appearances coming since the ruling. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Premier League: Build-up and team news ahead of Chelsea v Tottenham - Palmer starts How Trump's tariffs might impact sport Top-20 players ask Grand Slams for more prize money The true story of Britain's biggest bullion heist How lockdown affected children's social development The device that is taking over people's kitchens Stacey Dooley explores Britain’s shoplifting epidemic Grand National pinstickers' guide to runners Football's new phrase book - modern language or just jargon? Why was Jota goal not offside - and does law need changing? When Liverpool nearly missed out on Salah 2025 County Championship - club-by-club guide 'That was for you, Keelan' - Grealish dedicates goal to late brother 'The Goose' chases golds before return to dental school 'Aston Villa bucked the trend in January - and are reaping rewards' Was this the best free-kick in Premier League history? Video Was this the best free-kick in Premier League history? 'A special player' - resurgent Elanga has Forest dreaming The world-leading British amateur chasing repeat win at Augusta What would be a good season for Tsunoda at Red Bull? Five things to look for in Champions Cup last 16 The next Neymar & 43-year-old strikers - Copa Libertadores set to begin 'LIV dozen will provide extra challenge to Mc Ilroy's Augusta ambitions' 'I know why Real appeal to Alexander-Arnold - I was tempted too' Fear & Gibson - the best friends who keep rivals close Life on the edge - GB freerider Bramwell chases Olympic dream What were the biggest moves of NFL free agency? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.