AC Milan have been repeatedly linked with a move for Dani Olmo in previous windows, and now the opportunity might just have arisen to get him.
According to what is being reported by Corriere della Sera (via MilanPress), the Milan management are watching the developments of the Dani Olmo situation very carefully, given the talk of him potentially leaving Barcelona.
The Catalan club have not managed to register him or Pau Victor with LaLiga because of their financial difficulties, and that means that they are currently free to sign for another team. Barca would be forced to pay the two multi-year contracts and pay the €60m owed to RB Leipzig.
Barcelona have appealed to the Federation and the final answer will arrive tomorrow, January 3. The Rossoneri directors are monitoring the matter with interest, ready to strike in the event that Olmo is free to leave them, amid previous interest.
Moreover, if offers for Noah Okafor or Luka Jovic were to arrive, then Milan would not stand in their way and their exit(s) could generate funds and create space in the squad for Olmo to arrive.
How did this situation come about for Barca? Obstacles had already arisen in the summer when the two players – due to salaries that exceed the salary limits imposed by the federation – could not be registered. They were able to get the deals over the line, but only on a six-month basis.
If Barca can’t pay their high salaries, how will Milan afford him on their wage budget?
Article says Barca would still be on the hook for wages and transfer fee….
My understanding is that Barca would be on the hook for his transfer fee to RB Leipzig and contract he signed with Barca, which would end up in court anyway as Barca would never agree to pay that.
He would still need to sign a new contract with Milan and accept a decent pay cut. Google says he currently earns almost 10 mil gross in wages, way above our wage structure. Would be nice though, wouldn’t it.
Why do people still dont understand Serie A salaries are always reported pretax and not gross
Leao is already over 10m/year gross
Apparently you can’t fix stupidity. Even if you repeat the mantra “Salaries in Italy are net while the other countries use gross salaries” million times a day these people would never learn.
Pretax and Gross are the same thing genius!
Lol with the growth decree he’s on roughly 6.5 mil gross. Gross is pre tax. Net is earnings after tax. Maybe it’s you who’s not understanding?
Wouldn’t they just sell them to someone who will pay their wages?
So you’re saying he’d come on a fully subsidized loan? Because I’ve never seen a player on two contracts in my life. If he signs a proper contract with Milan it ought to cancel his contract with Barcelona. The transfer fee thing is irrelevant to us.
High salaries cumulatively NOT individualy. For instance, the Federation imposed any team NOT to exceed €100m & Barca already had like €98m, so for them to sign Olmo the wages will exceed the imposed sum, so they can’t register him & Milan can, bcos they aren’t in that situation OR Serie A doesn’t have that rule
And to think media think barca can afford leao
He’ll end up somewhere between Manchester and Liverpool
LOL
As if