Barcelona may have found a temporary solution to Dani Olmo's embarrassing scoring problem, with Milan reportedly keen to sign the striker. loan.
Barcelona have so far failed in their attempts to score Olmoand the less well-known Pau Victor, with La Liga in the second half of the season. The Catalans did not have the financial scope to include the players in their strict salary budget at the start of the season, instead using a temporary loophole caused by the injury-related absence of Andreas Christensen to sign the duo up until December 31, 2024.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) does not allow a player to re-register for the same club in a single season, which is what Barcelona has to do with Olmo after his registration expires. The club has already gone to the local court to try to impose an exception He now faces an appeal to Spain's Supreme Council for SportAt least seek temporary registration before the final decision.
As it stands, neither Olmo nor Victor can play for Barcelona again this season.
The problem with trying to force registration through the courts is that the outcome may take longer than just the next few weeks. So Barcelona If they are ultimately unsuccessful in their latest legal challenge, it will see both players out for the rest of the season.
While the January transfer window is open, there will be an option for them to finish the season elsewhere. Regarding Olmo in particular, it has been widely reported that he is within his rights to terminate his contract – with full wages paid – and look for another club as a free agent.
But it seems the childhood La Masia player was just that He made it clear that he had no intention of taking this step. This means that the risk of losing it forever is minimal at most. However, not playing, through no fault of his own, would still be a frustrating consequence of that loyalty.
Corriere della Sera Reported interest from Italian club AC Milan, who appear to be happy to include Olmo on a short-term loan deal until the summer, by which time Barcelona should be able to sign the midfielder throughout the 2025/26 season after returning to La Liga's 1:1 spending rules. Last week. It seems like a win-win situation as it can be under really tough circumstances.
Milan They have struggled so far in 2024/25 to keep pace with the top six in Serie A and face missing out on European football for the first time since 2019/20 unless they can bolster an attack that has averaged just 1.5 goals per game in the league, finding the net 19 fewer times. One of its competitors is Inter.
Mark Reports indicate that no official offer has reached Olmo, who will reportedly reject any offer as he still has confidence in president Joan Laporta and the hierarchy to figure things out.
