Forwards Dani Olmo and Pau Victor will be allowed to play for Barcelona after the club was granted provisional permission to register the pair by the Spanish national sports council (CSD).

Barcelona provided with temporary relief, as CSD provisionally approves registration for Dani Olmo and Pau Victor

Barcelona players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor can play for the club on a temporary basis after the Spanish sports council (CSD) granted the Catalans precautionary permission on Wednesday.The financially-struggling side failed to register the duo before the deadline at the end of last year after Olmo and Victor were given temporary licenses when they joined in the summer.

Barcelona's player registration saga has taken another twist, with Dani Olmo and Pau Victor cleared to represent the club while their case is under appeal.

Barcelona President Joan Laporta celebrated his ‘victory’ over the temporary re-registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor loudly in the bones of the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah, but his