FC Barcelona sign Dani Olmo

FC Barcelona and RB Leipzig have reached an agreement for the transfer of Dani Olmo. The player will sign a contract with the Club for the next six seasons, until 30 June 2030, and his buy out clause is set at 500 million euros.

Dani Omo returns to Barcelona after an absence of a decade. The striker arrived at La Masia in 2007 from neighbours Espanyol and after seven years in the blaugrana youth system the man from Terrassa decided to further his career in Croatia, signing for Dinamo Zagreb.  

In Croatia Olmo continued to develop as a player and put together an impressive list of honours; five league titles and three Croatia Cups and a Croatian Super Cup, as well being named player of the year in the country on two separate occasions. Whilst playing for Dinamo, Olmo also made his debut in the Champions League.  

In 2020 his talent sparked interest from clubs across Europe and he eventually moved to German club RB Leipzig. His four seasons in the Bundesliga saw him win the German Cup twice and a German Super Cup in which he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 win away at Bayern Munich.  

After representing Spain at youth level, Dani Olmo made his debut for the full national side during qualifiers for Euro 2020, scoring on his first appearance.  

Since then, he has represented his country in the Tokyo Olympics, winning a silver medal, at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 and in the recent Euro 2024 tournament where he was top scorer with three goals for the victorious Spanish national side.  

The Catalan striker can play in various positions on the pitch and has done so throughout his career. Out wide on either flank, as an out and out striker, playing just off the striker or even in midfield are the options that Dani Olmo gives to a team.  

Wherever he plays, Olmo stands out for his individual talent and his ability to link up with his teammates. He has a nose for goal as he showed in Euro 2024 and can score from inside and outside the penalty area.