Barcelona have been in crisis mode in recent days as they work desperately to ensure Dani Olmo and Pau Victor are signed up for the second half of the season. They missed the December 31 deadline, although there is confidence from insiders that things will be resolved by Friday.
However, there remains a lot of uncertainty, and that spreads to the playing team. Ace for AS DiaryHansi Flick's players are said to be “perplexed” by the situation, which they consider “unprecedented and unexpected”.
In addition, it is reported that the first-team squad has “growing doubts” towards the club's hierarchy, which includes president Joan Laporta.
There is no doubt that this is a very difficult situation to deal with. Barcelona can still get the registrations of Olmo and Victor on the line, but even if they do, the questions for the board of directors will not go.