Arsenal, Man Utd & Man City tracking Dani Olmo after Barcelona registration blow

Premier League giants Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City are all reportedly following the uncertainty surrounding Dani Olmo, whose registration with Barcelona is due to expire at the end of this month.

Having only been registered as an emergency measure following Andreas Christensen’s injury, Olmo’s temporary registration will expire on December 31 and Barcelona are not currently in a position to renew it.

Barcelona took La Liga to court in a bid to extend Olmo’s registration but were unsuccessful, with a judge ruling that the league’s financial regulations were fair and must be followed.

“The aim of authorising the overspend is so that a long-term injury does not undermine the team’s competition, not so that the long-term injury allows the registration of players who exceed the limit with their salary, which Barcelona tried to do,” the court ruled.

Complicating the situation are suggestions that Olmo’s contract with Barcelona includes a clause which allows him to leave on a free transfer if the La Liga side fail to register him in their squad.

According to The Times, interest in Olmo’s future is growing, with Arsenal, City and United all keeping a watchful eye on proceedings.

Barcelona officials have long stressed a commitment to re-registering Olmo and MARCA state the Spain international continues to have full faith that his future will be resolved with little fuss.

Privately, Barcelona have pledged to do whatever it takes to keep Olmo. They will first appeal the court ruling on Monday but are exploring ways to raise money through new sponsorship deals or investment from directors, which would give them enough financial freedom to register Olmo.

As it stands, however, Olmo will be unable to represent Barcelona when they return to action in the Copa del Rey against Barbastro on January 4.