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 by 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.
However, this Thursday Dani Olmo has already completed part of the session with the rest of his teammates. Pending this Friday’s session, everything indicates that the footballer will be able to be included in the squad list for this weekend’s match against Leganés on Saturday at 21.00.
If it is true that, as LaLiga is going, the entity of a rival, a priori, quite affordable, and the result reaped in the Champions League this Wednesday, it is not likely that a player who has already accumulated several injuries this season will be forced.
Hansi Flick is always very cautious when it comes to the return of his injured players as his aim is to avoid any kind of relapse. This is his third injury of the season, thus preventing him from playing regularly on his return to Barcelona. He has already missed 17 games through injury this season.
Dani Olmo’s registration
His recovery from injury has taken place amid controversy over 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.
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.