What is really going on with Dani Olmo? Nobody seems to know, since the deadline for the registration of the Iberian international (as well as that of Pau Victor) was set for December 31 at midnight. In the eyes of La Liga, Olmo is no longer registered and cannot participate in the second part of the season with Barça. But the Catalan club has appealed to the Federation and hopes to be able to register it by January 3.
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Regardless, in the event that Dani Olmo were to be released from his contract – a clause allows him to leave for free in the event of non-registration in La Liga – it would be a real disaster for Barça. In terms of image, on a sporting level, but above all from a financial point of view, while the club is already in a very complicated situation.
A financial pit
As indicated SportBarça would lose around a hundred million euros in the event of confirmation of the disaster scenario! First of all, it concerns the 48 million euros of the player's contract, since Barça should pay him the entire salary of his contract which runs until 2030. In addition to that, the Blaugranas must also continue to pay for the player's transfer to RB Leipzig, which amounts to more than 55 million euros and of which only a small part has been paid.
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Continuing to pay a fairly substantial transfer for a player who left free after 6 months, a negative return on investment! There is also another aspect to take into account: the impossibility of making money or limiting losses by selling the player, a major point that managers take into account when making transfers, especially of this scale. . Needless to say, it would be a real disaster…
Pub. the 01/01/2025 15:05
– UPDATE 01/01/2025 15:25
