The love story between FC Barcelona and Dani Olmo started perfectly. Barça’s flagship recruit of the summer after a Euro won with Spain during which the 26-year-old midfielder was impressive with La Roja, Dani Olmo was to represent the additional weapon which would make FC Barcelona’s opponents pale. And this was the case for a few months. Quickly integrated into the eleven by Hansi Flick, the attacking midfielder achieved satisfactory performances from the start, notably scoring three goals in his first three matches with the Blaugrana.
In addition to his fanfare debut, the native of Terrassa quickly confirmed by scoring six goals in his first fifteen appearances with the culé club. A performance which quickly made all fans of the Catalan club imagine a bright future for Dani Olmo in Barcelona. In the end, nothing went as planned. Indeed, for several weeks, the future of the Iberian international (41 caps, 11 goals) has been strongly called into question in Catalonia. Plagued by enormous financial concerns, Barça only managed to register the player for the first part of the season. And obviously, its registration for the end of the season is impossible with the financial setbacks presented by the Barcelona leaders.
The Spanish Federation stands behind La Liga’s decision
A lunar situation that impacts everyone in this story. While no situation was found, Olmo therefore left not to play for the entire second part of the season even though he has no longer been able to play with Barça since January 1. Also impacted by this imbroglio, the young Pau Victor (23 years old) is in the same mess as Dani Olmo and will suffer the same difficulties as his elder. Without a license, the defector from Leipzig will not even be able to play in the Champions League and this situation could even prevent him from playing with Spain in the Nations League. Indeed, if he still does not have a license and does not leave Barça, Olmo will not be able to be called up with La Roja as explained by FIFA rules. A drama which will surely force the player to pack up this winter while several European big names are already on his trail following this grotesque situation. As a reminder, a clause in his contract allows him to leave the club freely even if Olmo seems determined to stay with Barcelona.
To avoid disaster, FC Barcelona is moving heaven and earth to find a solution. This Friday, the Spanish press explains that two appeals will be followed by the Catalan management. While the sale of Camp Nou VIP seats is worth between 100 and 120 million euros, the Catalan management wants to prove that the transfer was not made before January 2 because of the end-of-year celebrations but that the The money to register Dani Olmo is there on January 3 as explained A.S.. The Catalan press goes further and explains that Joan Laporta’s club could even attack the RFEF on registration rules that are too strict and which prevent the Barcelona club from working calmly on the transfer market. In any case, Dani Olmo’s situation with FC Barcelona does not seem ready to improve and the unease is palpable. Official declarations could take place in the coming hours…So to be continued.
