The occasion in which Dani Olmo almost ended up at Valencia

Dani Elm is the big signing of the FC Barcelona in this market of summer. The mediocampista arrived to the City Condal due to the fact that the RB Leipzig accepted the second offer presented by the sportive director of the Catalan institution, Deco. It fits to stand out that a lot of clubs have been interested in the one of Terrassa, so much so it does several years the player was about to to play in Valencia.

In the year 2018, specifically in June, the one who was in that then general director of the group blanquinegro, Mateu Alemany, and his sportive director, Pablo Longoria, were very interested in a footballer of 20 years that played in the Dinamo of Zagreb. In this moment, the group of LaLiga was had to disburse 8 million euros by his incorporation.

Valencia wanted that Elm went back

The mediocampista had left to the Croatian league to the 16 years and Mateu Alemany wanted to that it went back to Spain. The conversations between the interested and the Croatian team ended in a proposal. Even, the Dinamo sopesó the offer that presented from the club blanquinegro to facilitate the exit of the player. Besides, the directors were conscious that the Catalan had the intention to test luck far of Croatia.

Dani Elm was about to to confirm his final decision when Marcelino, in that then trainer of Valencia, communicated that it wanted it with index card of the filial and besides left to glimpse that his presence in the first team was not entirely guaranteeed. Therefore, the youngster decided to refuse the proposal because it did not see clear the conditions that presented Valencia.

The club went back to ask in 2019

Although the operation did not execute in 2018, to the following year Valencia went back to sondear the possibility that the player landed in the club. However, the new conversations finally came to an end after the exit of Mateu Alemany, Pablo Longoria and Marcelino after the respective agreed dismissals by the pricipal shareholder of the team, Peter Lim.

In the market of following winter, the Leipzig finish carrying to Dani Elm after disbursing 34 million euros. From this moment, the Catalan has showed his potential and surprised to all during his recent participation in the Eurocopa 2024. After seeing his performance in the terrain of game, the FC Barcelona was the club that finally presented a formal offer and now the mediocampista has to show his talent under the orders of Hansi Flick.