In the league match against Osasuna on March 27th, Dani Olmo requested to be substituted due to muscle problems in the abductor of his right leg. Barça made the extent of the player’s injury official, as well as his estimated time off: “Tests carried out this morning have shown that first team player Dani Olmo has a myofascial injury in the adductor of his right leg”. “The recovery time will be approximately three weeks.”
According to this prognosis and the deadlines released in the club’s own statement, the aim would be to have Dani Olmo available as a footballer for a hypothetical Champions League semi-final scheduled for the end of April.
According to the estimated time off work given by the club, Olmo would miss up to six official matches, three in the league, two in the Champions League and one in the cup:
- Sunday, March 30 (League): Barça-Girona (4:15 p.m.)
- Wednesday, April 2 (Cup): At. Madrid-Barça (9:30 p.m.)
- Saturday, April 5 (League): Barça-Betis (9 p.m.)
- Wednesday, April 9 (Champions): Barça-Dortmund (9 p.m.)
- Saturday April 12 (League): Leganés-Barça (9 p.m.)
- Tuesday April 15 (Champions): Dortmund-Barça (9 p.m.)
However, he could be back sooner than expected. Dani Olmo is making progress in his recovery and everything indicates that the number ’20’ will be available for the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Borussia Dortmund on April 15th.
Dani Olmo’s registration
His recovery from injury has been controversial due to his registration in LaLiga. Last week the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) upheld the appeal lodged on January 7 by the footballers Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor and by FC Barcelona, that is to say, the government body upheld the appeal lodged by FC Barcelona, allowing both players to keep their licenses valid until June 30, 2025.
The body chaired by José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes has not assessed the economic control exercised by LaLiga, but has considered the agreement of the RFEF-LaLiga Coordination Agreement Monitoring Commission to be null and void because it lacks the competence to deny the prior approval and the federative license of the footballers, as it did at the beginning of January.
However, there is still a possibility that both Dani and Pau will see their futures in Barcelona compromised for next season. In the case of Dani Olmo, his contract included a clause that allowed him to become a free agent if he was not registered, which could be activated again if the club does not solve its financial problems in time.