The registration of Olmo by Barcelona has become a "New Year's joke" in La Liga and even the world football community. On January 1st, there is no longer any information about Olmo on the official website of La Liga - his information has been deleted due to his unsuccessful registration.
In the summer of 2024, Olmo joined Barcelona for a transfer fee of 55 million euros. However, due to the salary cap, Barcelona was unable to register him. With Christensen out injured for four months, Barcelona freed up salary space to register Olmo for half a year, with the need to re-register before January 1, 2025.
An incredible event occurred. On December 31, 2024, Barcelona failed to raise funds and could not register Olmo. Media outlets such as "Mundo Deportivo" revealed that Barcelona had three more days to handle Olmo's registration. However, this was not the case.
Looking at the La Liga top scorers list on the official website, Olmo, who scored 5 goals in La Liga, is ranked 17th in the top scorers list. However, Olmo's avatar is black, while other players have photos.
Clicking on Olmo's name, it clearly states: "We don't have any data on this player." In other words, Olmo is "untraceable."
Another Barcelona player, Paul Victor, also has a "black avatar," and his information has been deleted.
According to Olmo's contract, if he fails to register successfully, he can freely transfer away from Barcelona. If Olmo really leaves on a free transfer, how much will Barcelona lose? "Mundo Deportivo" calculated the cost.
Barcelona spent 55 million euros to bring in Olmo, which went down the drain. Additionally, Barcelona needs to compensate Olmo for his contract salary (signed until 2030), amounting to 48 million euros.
Barcelona's pre-sale of VIP boxes at the new Camp Nou was also sold at a discount. Barcelona could have exchanged the pre-sale of VIP boxes for the next 20 years for 200 million euros. However, eager to complete the transaction, the Qatari consortium reduced the price to 100 million euros, resulting in another loss of 100 million euros for Barcelona.
With the 55 million transfer fee gone, 48 million euros in salary given away for free, and 100 million euros cut from the sale price - if Olmo leaves on a free transfer, Barcelona faces a huge loss of 200 million euros, plunging the already financially struggling club into even deeper trouble...