FC Barcelona is playing to scare itself. Plagued by enormous financial difficulties for several seasons, the Blaugrana club – overthrown on the gong by Atlético de Madrid on Saturday evening (1-2) – once again finds itself in a delicate situation. After making an economic effort to sign Dani Olmo (26 years old) last summer, the Culers have still not managed to definitively register the Spaniard (41 caps, 11 goals) in La Liga according to normal rules due to of the club’s limited payroll.
A case similar to that of Pau Victor, a talent who is still awaiting his registration in the first team. Recently questioned on the subject, the Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, nevertheless wanted to be reassuring. “We also hope that the salary margin left by Ter Stegen will be sufficient to register the two players”assured the FCB boss while Deco also displayed his optimism. “We will surely be able to register him, we already have everything, don’t worry. These are internal issues, don’t worry, we will resolve it. The player is calm”.
Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern on the lookout…
However, in the event of failure in the final registration of Dani Olmo before December 31, the latter will no longer don the colors of the Spanish giant before the end of the current season. A very real risk which is sure to awaken the competition. This Sunday, El Nacional reveals that Arsenal and Manchester City have already made attractive offers to the player in the hope of convincing him to leave the Catalan ship. But that’s not all.
According to the media, Bayern Munich could also try an offensive for the former RB Leipzig player. A situation all the more distressing for the Culers, at a time when Olmo has a clause in his contract allowing him to leave Barça for free next month if the problem is not resolved. Under pressure, Barça will quickly have to act, at the risk of losing their number 20, author of 6 goals and 1 assist in 15 matches since the start of the season.
