Barcelona sporting director Deco cited versatility as the explanation behind the membership’s resolution to signal midfielder Dani Olmo over winger Nico Williams.
Olmo returned to Barca in August for a deal price as much as €60m, leaving RB Leipzig after an outstanding Euro 2024-winning marketing campaign with Spain.
Along with Olmo, Barcelona additionally wished to herald Athletic Membership’s Williams, whose contract comprises a €58m launch clause.
90min reported over the summer season that Barcelona’s ‘dream’ plan was to accumulate Williams first after which transfer for Olmo after. Nonetheless, negotiations stalled over the previous and they also proceeded to signal the latter as a substitute.
In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Deco claimed that Olmo’s potential to play centrally in addition to out extensive made him extra of a precedence ultimately because the squad was missing that form of profile.
“A high-level winger was wanted,” Deco admitted. “We’ve Raphinha, Ferran [Torres], the return of Ansu [Fati] who was superb in pre-season however had a foot damage, we now have Lamine [Yamal].
“We’ve gamers who can play as wingers like Fermin [Lopez] or Dani Olmo. We had been clear that to herald a participant he needed to be of a really excessive stage.
“However ultimately, signing Dani Olmo gave you extra choices. It isn’t that we have not spoken with golf equipment and gamers, however ultimately we had priorities that had been decisive in not bringing in one other winger.”
Olmo has made a unbelievable begin to life at Barcelona, scoring twice in his opening two video games for the membership. Nonetheless, he’s at the moment nursing a knee damage picked up in Spain’s 0-0 draw at Serbia final week.
