Dani Olmo breaks his silence on Barcelona’s registration issues

Dani Olmo has insisted that “everything is fine” despite the huge uncertainty surrounding his future at Barcelona.

The €60m (£50m) summer recruit from RB Leipzig has been at the center of a public dispute between… Barcelona The highest flight in Spain. La Liga’s strict financial regulations forced the Catalan giants to find a new source of income before they could sign Olmo for the second half of the season.

Club president Joan Laporta appears to have raised the necessary funds by selling the rights to VIP boxes at Camp Nou for the next 20 years in… A deal worth 120 million eurosBut the funds behind this face-saving arrangement cannot be secured before the December 31 deadline. Barcelona requests an extension It was rejected Not once but twice Olmo removed From the Spanish League website. The worst-case scenario is for him to exercise his right to leave as a free agent, with Barcelona still obligated to pay the full value of his contract and the transfer fee owed to RB Leipzig.

But Olmo remained apparently unfazed by the difficult situation. The first player to take to the field to participate in Barcelona’s general training session after the winter break, the Euro 2024 winner stopped to distribute autographs to the fans. Offer a warm smile Olmo claimed “It’s all good” in a brief interaction with supporters that was filmed.

As confirmed by the player’s agent His client’s desire to stay In Barcelona. Olmo, a graduate of the club’s famous academy, celebrated the New Year by signing off on a social media post with two heart emojis in Barcelona’s colours.

Despite this public stance, a host of Premier League clubs do so Said interested In the striker, who could soon become a free agent after his registration expires. Olmo has a clause in his contract that allows him to end his legal ties with Barcelona, ​​which cannot solve this complicated solution by loaning him out for the final six months of the season.

The athlete He claims Barcelona remain confident a solution can be found – despite mounting evidence to the contrary. Sports world He set Friday 3 January as the new deadline for another final attempt to force Olmo, as that is the date by which all the money from the VIP seating deal is expected to come through.

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