Barcelona is close to a €120 million solution to the Dani Olmo scoring disaster

Barcelona are said to be on the verge of agreeing a €120m deal which would theoretically allow the Catalans to sign Dani Olmo for the remainder of the season.

Olmo only arrived in the summer, returning to his boyhood club for €55m (£45.6m). transformation After 11 years he left the academy in search of first team opportunities. Mired in a serious financial situation in recent years, Barcelona They have been locked in a constant battle with La Liga’s strict economic regulations.

Hansi Flick was only able to call up his new attacking midfielder as of the third week of the season. The club found space within their allocated salary caps following an injury to Andreas Christensen which allowed them to use 80% of the Dane’s wages to accommodate Olmo.

This was a short-term fix Scheduled to expire on December 31. Barcelona made a desperate request to the city’s commercial court to extend the deadline, giving them more time to raise the necessary funds, but they had this request. Rejected on Friday. There is also a glut of Premier League clubs Olmo flewwho will become a free agent in January if an agreement is not reached before the end of 2024, Barcelona appear to have found last-minute redemption.

Club president Joan Laporta has struck a deal to sell the future rights to VIP seats at Camp Nou over the next 20 years for around €120m (£100m), according to the Spanish publication. sports.

The buyer has been vaguely named as a ‘Qatari Fund’ and has already signed a contract that is still pending Laporta’s line. The Barcelona coach is believed to be waiting “until the last minute” – meaning the December 31 deadline – to make sure everything is in place for Olmo’s future.

League They have stayed informed of the negotiations in hopes of avoiding another surprise ruling. Barcelona thought they had unlocked the funds to sign Olmo – and striker Pau Victor, whose future hangs in the balance – when agreeing a lucrative contract with Nike earlier this month, only to be told they were still short.

Barcelona followed up its failed attempt to prolong Olmo’s case by filing another lawsuit against La Liga – this time before the Court of Instructions Number One. The decision is expected to be issued on Monday, December 30, but it will not have any meaning if Barcelona puts the final touches on the sitting deal.

The expected nine-figure earnings should not only ensure that Olmo can continue playing for Barcelona in 2025, but will provide the club with greater flexibility in the upcoming transfer windows. If the deal is announced, the Catalan giants will have finally achieved ‘1:1’ – the financial threshold that allows them to spend a euro for every euro they earn.

For his part, Olmo never showed any anxiety and was the first on the pitch for Barcelona’s general training session on 29 December.

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