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OFFICIAL STATEMENT

RCD Espanyol wish to express concern and preocupation about the situation that has arisen in Spanish football following the resolution adopted and made public by the High Council of Sports (CSD), in the cases of footballers Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor of FC Barcelona.

The decision to grant an urgent, provisional precautionary measure until the appeal is finally resolved, has created a very dangerous precedent and poses a threat to the integrity of the competition, as other clubs, as well as the RFEF and LaLiga, have denounced in various statements and communications.

RCD Espanyol, who maintain an absolute commitment to the competition, have complied with the regulations on economic control strictly and will continue to do so, despite the tensions, limitations and difficulties that these measures generate.

As has been stated in various forums, we understand that the rigorous economic control applied during recent years has allowed the sustainability of many clubs to be assured. The Sports Law itself includes and protects this economic control by LaLiga, and yet, with this resolution, the norm approved and accepted by all professional clubs is put at risk.

LALIGA and the RFEF have maintained a common and firm position from their respective powers throughout the process. However, the CSD has exposed and discredited both institutions with its decision. RCD Espanyol urges a review of this resolution that generates uncertainty and threatens the principles of equality and justice in the competition.