The situation of Dani Olmo is expected to be extremely difficult at FC Barcelona. La Liga has already communicated its refusal to register him given the missed deadline. The RFEF[RSFF in English], where Tebas serves as vice president, has taken the same stance. In this scenario, unless there is an unexpected turn of events, Olmo could be released from his contract if he wishes. Such a choice would cause the Catalan club to suffer multi-million-dollar losses.
In the contract signed with Barça last summer, Dani Olmo kept the possibility of leaving for free if he couldn't be registered. This is the current context, where the homegrown player will have to make a decision in the coming days. Potentially, he could become a free agent and leave at no cost. He has no shortage of suitors willing to pay him a higher salary than what he currently has agreed with the team headed by Laporta.
Over 200 Million — Laporta is Leading Barça to Ruin with Dani Olmo: Total KO
If Dani Olmo decided to leave for free, terminating his contract signed until 2030, FC Barcelona would have to cover the salary agreed upon in this deal. We would be talking about a total of 48 million euros that would still need to be paid to the player. To this amount, the 55 million agreed upon in the transfer from Leipzig would need to be added.
In addition to these 103 million euros that would have to be paid for Dani Olmo (salary plus transfer), the operation would leave another ruinous element. Even though La Liga hasn't accepted the VIP seats at Spotify Camp Nou, the reality is that this is a closed deal. Barcelona has sold the opportunity to economically exploit these seats for the next 20 years for only 100 million euros.
The reality is that Laporta had initially had a completely different valuation of this operation. Initially, this sale had been negotiated for 200 million euros, but the company from Qatar, taking advantage of Barça's needs, has halved the negotiated price.
This means that, along the way, Laporta's Barça has missed out on another 100 million euros. This figure, added to what would still need to be paid for Dani Olmo, would mean losing 203 million in a single operation. Incredible losses that could only be saved by the player himself agreeing to spend six months in the stands.