Barcelona are reportedly close to finalizing a €120m deal that would theoretically enable them to register Dani Olmo for the rest of the season.
Olmo, who returned to his boyhood club this summer in a €55m (£45.6m) transfer 11 years after departing the academy to pursue first-team opportunities, has become part of a squad navigating the club’s financial struggles. Barcelona’s ongoing battle with La Liga’s stringent economic rules has compounded their challenges in recent years.
According to Sport, Barcelona are set to escalate the issue to a Court of First Instance, planning to file a fresh lawsuit against La Liga on Monday, December 30, in an effort to overturn the decision. Meanwhile, with time running short, the club has opted to implement a financial contingency plan to ensure both Dani Olmo and Pau Victor remain eligible to play.
The plan involves the sale of VIP boxes at Spotify Camp Nou, an initiative that has been in the works for some time. Initially aiming to generate €200 million, Barcelona has finalized a €120 million agreement with a Qatari company, granting them exclusive marketing rights for the premium seating over the next 20 years.
🚨🚨🌕| MAJOR BREAKING: Joan Laporta is set to do it again! He has closed the deal to sell a part of the €100M worth of VIP seats at the Camp Nou to register Dani Olmo!
There is now a LOT of optimism at the club that Olmo will be registered in time! @mundodeportivo 🔵🔴🔥✅ pic.twitter.com/UQFLt4DXd8
— Managing Barça (@ManagingBarca) December 28, 2024
This temporary measure was set to expire on December 31. Barcelona urgently petitioned the city’s commercial court for an extension to buy more time to secure the necessary funds, but their appeal was denied on Friday. With several Premier League clubs eyeing Olmo, who would become a free agent in January if no deal was finalized before the end of 2024, Barcelona now appears to have secured a last-minute solution.
Olmo, meanwhile, has shown no signs of concern and was the first player on the field during Barcelona’s public training session on December 29.
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Mohd Faisal Hakak is a sports author from Kashmir. He likes to keep tabs on the sporting world with a keen interest in football, motorsports, NBA, and other marquee sports. He is a science graduate from Islamia College Srinagar.
