Barcelona have announced the signing of Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig confirming their first major signing this summer. The former La Masia product returns to Barcelona a decade after leaving the club to join Dinamo Zagreb at the age of 15.
It is believed that the deal will cost Barcelona 55 million euros plus 7 million euros in variables, four of which are easier to fulfill, and three of which will be based on more difficult objectives, such as tophy victories. Olmo has signed a six-year deal until 2030, which will see him play for the Blaugrana until he is 32.
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With the confirmation of the agreement, Barcelona will be the best scorer of Euro 2024, and there is a question of where he will play. Hansi Flick tends to use a 4-2-3-1 formation, and behind the striker, he has competition from Pedri, Ilkay Gundogan and Fermin Lopez, and on the flanks he has Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati. Olmo tended to operate from wide last season for RB Leipzig, where the 26-year-old played 25 times, scored 8 times and provided 5 assists, averaging a goal contribution every 132 minutes. He missed 20 games with back and knee problems last season.
Olmo is their first major signing of the summer, after bringing in Pau Victor for €2.5m from Girona. Earlier this week Barcelona announced a deal with Aramark, which will see them take on part of Libero's stake in Barca Vision, and is believed to inject €40m into their accounts. The next question will be when Olmo can be registered, as previous big money signings like Jules Kounde have been forced to wait in the past.
