Pep Guardiola made the promise not to go after any Barça player when he decided to leave the team of his dreams. However, he has been breaking it practically year after year.
Although there have been few signings he has made from Barcelona, the reality is that it hasn't been for lack of trying. This past January, he did it again, trying to take Dani Olmo for zero euros.
Guardiola tried to 'steal' Dani Olmo
Sport has revealed this information, indicating that Guardiola tried to convince Dani Olmo to leave Barça. It all coincided with his famous deregistration, before the CSD authorized the precautionary measure. Manchester City was "the first club" to offer him a new destination, seeing him as an ideal player for his scheme.
Despite this, Dani Olmo decided to decline Guardiola's proposal, who only wanted him if his contract with Barça was broken. At that time, a possibility that was on the table if he was deregistered was that he would obtain the letter of freedom. Manchester City tried to take advantage of this by contacting him to leave the project presided over by Laporta.
Dani Olmo has already rejected Guardiola twice
The one from Terrassa has always been clear that his dream was to succeed at Barça, and he is doing so. After these tumultuous months, it has become clear that Laporta was right and he has been re-registered in LaLiga.
In this sense, Barça sees it as logical that Guardiola tried to take a player like Dani Olmo, but his methods were not approved. There is some anger, although it is true that this was the second time the midfielder, now a culer, rejected the coach from Santpedor.
The first came a few months earlier, during the last summer transfer window. After his great Euro Cup, Dani Olmo received a call from a Guardiola who tried to convince him with a lot of money. Despite this, he chose to go to his beloved Barça, knowing that the financial conditions were lower.
Dani Olmo has now rejected Guardiola twice, who this time, tried to take advantage of a complicated situation to try to destroy Barça. Despite everything, the Spain international did not want to accept.