Dani Olmo returned to Barcelona this summer ten years after he left its academy and went to Dinamo.
Olm’s return cost Barcelona dearly. She returned it with the obligation to pay Leipzig 55 million euros compensation. In the first part of the season, Olmo played 15 games for Barca, scoring six goals and setting up one.
But then a big problem arose. Because of violations of the rules of financial fair play La Liga made it impossible for Barcelona to register Olmo for 2025. An important player of Barcelona he was officially deleted from the team. His card is not among the Barcelona players on the La Liga website.
LALIGA no longer has a player page for Dani Olmo on their website.
His temporary registration with LALIGA expired on Dec. 31, and the deadline for Barcelona to officially register him has passed.
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Catalan Sport writes that this decision worsens the already difficult financial situation of Barcelona:
Olmo is now technically a free agent. Admittedly, his agent Andy Bara he stated Fabrizio Romano that Olmo wants to stay in Barcelona and that they are not even considering another option, but if the situation is not resolved positively for Barcelona, it could have devastating consequences for its finances.
La Liga’s refusal to register Olmo it is a heavy blow to Barcelona at the institutional, sports and economic level. That’s right destroys Barcelona’s reputation with historical shame and its president, and as far as the sports part is concerned, being without Olm is a huge loss for the team Hansi Flick, which is fighting for titles. This is also terrible news for Barca’s finances, writes Sport and explains:
If Barcelona is definitely without Olmo in the second part of the season, the player would become free. But so that Barcelona would have to pay him everything that they committed to give him until the end of the contract in 2030. It is about 48 million euros. To this should be added EUR 55 million in compensation to Leipzig, which is nowhere near fully paid and which Barca must pay in full over the coming years even if Olmo is no longer at the club.
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Furthermore, to the mentioned items of the probable loss of Barcelona on Olmo, we must add the loss of the amount that Barcelona would be left without due to the inability to sell him and thus at least recover the investment. Olmo is one of the most valuable players in the team. Transfermarkt values him at 60 million eurosbut Barcelona would be without that amount if Olmo becomes free in a few days.
Sport adds that this is not the end of Barcelona’s huge losses if it remains without Olmo:
Barcelona negotiated with the Qatari company to rent VIP boxes at the renovated Camp Nou for the next 20 years for 200 million euros. With that amount, she planned to balance her finances so that she could register Olma. However, when the Arabs heard about Barcelona’s situation, they cut the offer in half. So yes Barcelona is left without another 100 million euros.
The Catalans conclude: Forced stay without Danija Olm would mean that Barcelona remains without a key player and 263 million euros. Laporta must perform a miracle in the next few hours to avoid historical embarrassment. At stake are his presidential position, but also the club’s prestige and huge money.
(www.jabuka.tv)
