Dani Olmo is a player who has matured from La Masia, and only left at the age of 16 to find a way to develop his career. Therefore, the Spanish midfielder felt like he was returning home after being successfully bought by Barcelona from Leipzig.
As for Barca, in the context of high debt and personnel in midfield, their determination to recruit Olmo is being questioned. In the context of Real Madrid adding Endrick and especially Kylian Mbappe, Barca may not want to be left behind.
Sporting director Deco believes that, with the team's attacking motto, Dani Olmo is definitely the right factor. The EURO 2024 champion plays in many positions and will be suitable for many tactics. Although they have not sold the star and have not found a way to resolve the gap in the salary fund, Barca still decided to take a lead against Leipzig to avoid losing Olmo to another team. After that, they will find a way to get approved by La Liga.
Dani Olmo was only the B option for Barca in the player market in July. After buying Nico Williams, the Blaugrana switched to Olmo and were almost immediately successful. Although it is only a B option, that does not mean Olmo is at a lower level than Williams. With the possession of a star that many teams are looking forward to, how to use Olmo will depend entirely on Hansi Flick.
Olmo's best playing position at EURO 2024 is "number 10". Currently, Pedri, Ilkay Gundogan, Gavi or even Fermin Lopez can take charge. Therefore, as a rookie, Olmo may have to spread the wings and compete fairly with Raphinha.
Returning to financial issues with the immediate question of how Barca can register Dani Olmo in the squad. Although they owe about 1 billion euros, Barcelona still have more than 800 million euros in revenue each year. La Liga is currently not allowing Barca to register any new players for the 2024-2025 season, due to a shortfall of 100 million euros. The reason comes from the financial leverage of the sale of ownership of Barca Studios going into a dead end.
Against Dani Olmo, defender Inigo Martinez and centre-forward Victor Roque fell into a situation that could not be more dangerous. They were bought by Barcelona but due to financial problems at the club, they could not be registered as a player of the first team. Dani Olmo is at a higher level and also costs more money to transfer, so Barca cannot let that happen again.
President Joan Laporta is still trying to resolve the disorder but has not been successful. The best way is to restart the Barca Studios deal at all costs this summer to cool down as debts are still hanging on his head.
To have Dani Olmo completely and purify the squad according to Hansi Flick's wishes, Barca cannot help but sell people, especially stars who are receiving high salaries but cannot contribute as expected. The fact that the Spanish midfielder can play well in many positions also makes some players in the first team of the " Catalan Giants" feel unsafe. If that person is on the want-to-sell list and feels unsafe because of Olmo, Barca will have an advantage to arrange a transfer deal to get the money back.
Raphinha, Ferran Torres, even Ilkay Gundogan or Pedri are unlikely to continue to be with the Camp Nou team for a long time. As for Frenkie de Jong, the Dutch midfielder's salary of more than 500,000 euros/week is too big a barrier for him to leave Barca this summer.
