Last week, newspaper Mundo Deportivo revealed Olmo had a clause in his contract allowing him to leave Barca on a free if he is not registered in January.

FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta provided an update on Dani Olmo's registration problem and spoke about recent poor results at a Christmas lunch the club held.

Barcelona are leading the way in LaLiga this season, another three-way title fight seeing Hansi Flick impress in his debut season in charge at the Camp Nou - even though of late injuries have hit hard and results domestically have dropped off.