The president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, has shown that he is not at all happy with the decision of the Ministry of Sports to grant Barcelona a precautionary measure, keeping Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor registered while their arguments develop. He has also pointed the finger in an unexpected direction.
On Wednesday afternoon, the CSD granted Barcelona an emergency appeal against the withdrawal of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor, so they will be available until the case is resolved. It also prevents them from leaving for free as they could have done before it was granted to them.
A decision that was opposed by LaLiga and the RFEF, who released both players, effectively preventing them from playing the rest of the season. Tebas has now taken to Twitter/X to complain about the decision, but also point the finger at Real Madrid.
Chapter 1 of this tragicomedy
Many things are surprising about the recent precautionary measure:
1. Speed of the process: An unusual speed that did not give rise to either LaLiga or the RFEF.
2. Forgetting previous resolutions: Ignoring previous decisions of both the CSD and the…
— Javier Tebas Medrano (@Tebasjavier) January 9, 2025
“The president of the CSD seems to listen to a single voice, which does not represent Spanish professional football. And that voice, curiously, maintains a complicit silence in this case. Where is Real Madrid TV now? (to be continued…,)”, explained Tebas after questioning the CSD’s reasoning.
Tebas explains that he is suspicious of the speed of the process, the lack of knowledge of previous decisions and the declaration of incompetence of one of the organizations. However, his suggestion that Real Madrid are involved does not occur in a vacuum.
Unofficially, Real Madrid are reported to have been supporting Barcelona’s attempt to register Olmo and Víctor, and certainly have not raised their voice against it, as other major clubs have done. Meanwhile, Real Madrid TV has been a constant tool to pressure La Liga and the RFEF over refereeing and other decisions, but has not complained about this matter.
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Chapter 1 of this tragicomedy
Many things are surprising about the recent precautionary measure:
1. Speed of the process: An unusual speed that did not raise an opinion from either LaLiga or the RFEF.
2. Forget previous resolutions: Ignore previous decisions of both the CSD and the courts of law.
3. Declaration of incompetence of the Monitoring Committee: This decision demonstrates a profound lack of knowledge of how pre-approvals and quasi-final licenses are managed. Are there no prior agreements in these institutions?
Furthermore, there is no mention at any time of the articles of the RFEF regulations that prevented the granting of licenses to players, which is the key to the matter and not economic control. Was this an intentional omission?
It is clear that, with this precautionary measure, the CSD contradicts what is stated in the reasons for the Sports Law, which praise the economic control of LaLiga. This control, admired worldwide, has been key to saving numerous historic clubs from ruin and achieving an integrated competition on and off the field. However, the CSD questions it, once again showing a lack of knowledge of the effects of its decisions (which is not the first time).
For some time now, the CSD – and in particular its president, giving the appropriate instructions – seems to have the objective of dismantling the systems that operate in LaLiga and have the majority support of the clubs. The president of the CSD seems to listen to a single voice, which does not represent Spanish professional football. And that voice, curiously, maintains a complicit silence in this case. Where is Real Madrid TV now? (to be continued…)