Dani Olmo is a player who developed from La Masia's youth academy, leaving at the age of 16 to pursue his career. Therefore, the Spanish midfielder feels like he is returning home after Barcelona successfully acquired him from Leipzig.
Regarding Barca, in the context of debt and personnel issues in the midfield, the determination to sign Olmo is highly questionable. Given that Real Madrid has just added Endrick and especially Kylian Mbappe, Barca may not want to compete.
Director of sports Deco believes that with the team's attacking strategy, Dani Olmo is certainly a suitable factor. The EURO 2024 champion can play in many positions and will be suitable for many tactical styles. Although they have not sold any stars and have not found a way to resolve the financial gap, Barca still agreed with Leipzig in advance to avoid losing Olmo to another team. Then, they will try to find a way to get La Liga's approval.
Dani Olmo is only Barca's Plan B in the player market in July. After failing to sign Nico Williams, Blaugrana shifted their focus to Olmo and almost succeeded immediately. Although it is only Plan B, it does not mean that Olmo is at a lower level than Williams. Once they have a very coveted star, the way to use Olmo will entirely depend on Hansi Flick.
The position where Olmo played best at EURO 2024 is the "number 10". Currently, Pedri, Ilkay Gundogan, Gavi, or even Fermin Lopez can take on this role. Therefore, as a newcomer, Olmo may have to play on the wing and compete fairly with Raphinha.
Returning to the financial issue with the current question is how Barca can register Dani Olmo in the team. Although they have a debt of around 1 billion euros, Barcelona still has over 800 million euros in annual revenue. La Liga currently does not allow Barca to register any new players for the 2024-2025 season due to a 100 million euro deficit. The reason is the failed leverage of Barca Studios' sale.
Before Dani Olmo, defender Inigo Martinez and striker Victor Roque fell into an even more unfortunate situation. They were bought by Barcelona but due to the club's financial issues, they could not be registered as first-team players. Dani Olmo is at a higher level and costs more in transfer fees, so Barca cannot let the situation repeat itself.
President Joan Laporta is still trying to find a solution but has not been successful. The best way is to restart the Barca Studios deal at all costs this summer to reduce the pressure while the debts are still pending.
To have Dani Olmo fully and to clean up the team according to Hansi Flick's wishes, Barca cannot avoid selling some players, especially those who are receiving high salaries but not contributing as expected. The fact that Olmo can play in many positions also makes some players in Barca's first team feel insecure. If that player is on the list to be sold and feels insecure about their position due to Olmo, Barca will have an advantage to arrange a transfer deal to recover the money.
Raphinha, Ferran Torres, or even Ilkay Gundogan or Pedri also have the possibility of not continuing to be associated with the team at Camp Nou for a long time. As for Frenkie de Jong, his salary of over 500,000 euros per week is a significant barrier for him to leave Barca this summer.
