Atleti affirms that the “government intervention” in the ‘Olmo case’ “creates a very dangerous precedent”

“It poses a serious danger to the integrity of the competition,” Las Palmas reiterated.

Atlético de Madrid has shown this Thursday “its deep concern about the situation generated in Spanish football” after the recent resolution adopted by the Higher Sports Council (CSD), granting the urgent precautionary measure requested by FC Barcelona so that its players Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor are re-registered.

“We consider that this decision endangers the current system, questioning the rules of the game,” Atlético said on its website. “The Sports Law itself includes and protects the economic control of LaLiga and, however, with this resolution it is put at risk. The economic control of LaLiga has been the main tool that has managed to turn our football into a solvent sector, a process admired internationally,” added the mattress press release.

“Our club, like all members of LaLiga until this resolution, have been complying with the rules of economic control and we will continue to respect them. In fact, in order to compete at the level that we have been doing in recent years, we have decided to carry out different capital increases, despite the enormous effort that this entails,” the Atleti statement continued.

Finally, the same note said that “this government intervention creates a very dangerous precedent, since it opens the doors to breaking the rules and making the serious mistakes of the past.” “Atlético de Madrid maintains its commitment to rigor and responsible management. Without clear and equal rules for everyone, there is no fair competition possible,” concluded the red and white press text on the ‘Olmo case’.

“IT PRESENTS A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE COMPETITION”

Similarly, UD Las Palmas also admitted that the CSD resolution had “surprised it unfavorably”, therefore expressing its “absolute disagreement”. “We consider that this decision represents a serious danger to the integrity of the competition and sets a worrying precedent that can destabilize the foundations of professional football in our country,” added the Gran Canaria press release.

“It is especially striking that this resolution has been adopted with unusual speed, without giving rise to the sight or participation of LaLiga and the RFEF, key actors in the management of Spanish football. This procedure has ignored previous decisions of both the CSD itself as well as the courts of justice, which generates a feeling of arbitrariness that is incompatible with the principles of transparency and equity that should govern any process of this type,” Las Palmas stressed in his own statement.

“In addition, the declaration of lack of competence of the Monitoring Commission in this case seems to show a worrying lack of knowledge about the operation of the system of prior visas and definitive licenses, which has been previously agreed upon by the institutions involved. It is not mentioned at any time the application of the articles of the RFEF regulations that prevented the granting of licenses, a key point in this matter,” he noted.

Las Palmas stated that “the damage caused” by the CSD “transcends the specific case of the players involved.” “Its impact endangers LaLiga’s Economic Control system, a tool recognized and praised in the Sports Law, which has been essential to guarantee the economic sustainability of the clubs,” the press release continued.

“This system, admired internationally, has allowed numerous historical entities to be saved from ruin while still ensuring balanced competition both on and off the field. Now, this measure by the CSD directly contradicts the principles established in said law, generating uncertainty about the future of Spanish professional football,” stated the ‘pio-pio’ entity.

Finally, Las Palmas urged to review “carefully the effects of these measures”, trusting “that respect for the rules that guarantee the integrity of our competition will be restored”, and reaffirmed “its commitment to the defense of fair football , sustainable and balanced, based on clear rules agreed upon by all clubs”.