Dani Olmo's Barcelona career is in jeopardy just five months after the midfielder joined the club as the Catalans' blockbuster summer signing.

Barcelona’s attempt to extend Dani Olmo’s registration has suffered another setback, as their appeal against an earlier rejection has also been denied, sports news platform 90Mins reported on Monday.

Barcelona have lost a second appeal for the precautionary registration of Dani Olmo for the rest of the season, meaning he remains unable to play for the club from January 1 onwards. reported earlier in December that Barcelona’s court appeal for a precautionary registration measure for Olmo and his team-mate Pau Victor had been rejected.