Arsenal have been interested in Dani Olmo for a long time. The club have monitored every situation of that player. But, it seems like all the efforts are in vain. Olmo has gave a setback to Arsenal in his pursuit.
What do we know about the player, Dani Olmo?
Dani Olmo, a Spanish 27-year-old midfielder who plays for FC Barcelona. He mainly operates as an attacking midfielder and false 9, but sometimes comes down as no. 6 . Olmo has a upper hand in his passing as he can find the channels well. His playmaking ability is very technical and necessary for the team. The Spaniard came from Barca’s academy, La Masia and later he joined Croatian side, Dinamo Zagreb.
After proving himself in the senior team in Croatia, he was bought by RB Leipzig for €34.2m in 2020. His breakthrough season in Germany was in 2020-21. He was brilliant that season and his performances attracted the attention of several big clubs. After spending 3 and a half years at Leipzig, he returned to his childhood club. Barcelona bought him for €55m in 2024.
For Barcelona, he has been trying to maintain the consistency in his performances and his statistics say so. Although the 27-year-old has been criticised for his mistakes on the pitch.
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Dani Olmo has scored 7 goals and provided 7 assists in 25 games in La liga this season, as per Statmuse.
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Do Arsenal have any chance in their quest of Dani Olmo?
Arsenal is known to have a long term interest for Dani Olmo. They have been keeping their tabs on him since his RB Leipzig days. The London club were monitoring that player closely. The Gunners are one of the top clubs who want to sign them, if the Spaniard wants to leave.
As per reportsArsenal and Saudi teams have expressed their interest for Dani Olmo but they got their appeal rejected. The midfielder has rejected the offer from Saudi side, Al-Qadsiah. The club was ready to offer Barcelona €60m and a 4-year contract with a salary of €9.5m net per season.
Dani Olmo has said that he has no intentions to leave Barcelona and sees a long term future in Catalonia. Arsenal are not prepared to give up on bringing Olmo to red side of the London. They will again try to work on the transfer. Barcelona will reportedly allow the 27-year-old to leave if they manage to sign a striker. So the Gunners may have another chance. Arsenal have enough funds to materialize the transfer.
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Arsenal want to strengthen and refresh their squad
Every top team wants to keep a refreshed squad after entering into a new season. Arsenal is no such exception. The want to bolster their squad in many positions. Dani Olmo is one such player they want to welcome. In that position, they have Martin Odegaard and Eberechi Eze. Odegaard has become very injury prone this season and Eberechi Eze is sidelined from the mid of March. They need a replacement as a team competing in Europe has to play a lot of matches.
The club has really done a strong business in the last summer transfer window. They have brought a good set of players at Emirates stadium. Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres came for €66m from Sporting. Eberechi Eze joined the Gunners from Crystal Palace for €69.3m.
Noni Madueke left their rivals Chelsea to join Arsenal for €56m. Martin Zubimendi came from Real Sociedad for €70m. Lastly they brought Piero Hincapie on loan from Bayer Leverkusen to the which they have made permanent. They have splashed a lot of money and they will do the same thing next season.
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