Could FC Barcelona be forced, in the middle of the season and without receiving the slightest compensation, to let go of one of its best players, purchased for 55 million euros only five months ago? For several days, the Catalan club has feared losing Dani Olmo, who was removed from the list of players authorized to play in the Spanish championship and is now entitled to engage freely, if he wishes, with the team of his choice. Saturday January 4, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga (the Spanish professional football league) refused the reinstatement of the player requested by Barça.
In this complex matter, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder is suffering the consequences of the financial difficulties that FC Barcelona has been experiencing for several seasons. If Dani Olmo were to leave – his agent has however declared that he wishes to continue his adventure in Catalonia – Joan Laporta, the president of the club, would find himself at the center of criticism. The manager had made the consolidation of Catalan finances the major project of his mandate, started in March 2021. But it is the management of these which led to the unprecedented imbroglio that the club is experiencing.
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