Barcelona fans are calling Dani Olmo 'agent Olmo' after seeing the Liverpool star he's on holiday with
Barcelona fans have come up with a new nickname for Dani Olmo after seeing who the midfielder is on holiday with.
Barca won La Liga last season in Hansi Flick's first season in charge, with Olmo playing a key role following his move from RB Leipzig.
After his €60 million transfer was completed, the Spaniard was permitted to play in La Liga until January, but his registration was blocked from then onwards due to Barca's financial issues.
The Spanish giants took the case to court and, while their first appeal was rejected in December, they were then permitted to register Olmo from early January and officially allowed to pick him for the rest of the season from April.
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He eventually scored 10 goals and registered three assists as Barca won the title with two games to spare.
Flick's side have already completed one major transfer this summer, with goalkeeper Joan Garcia joining from fierce rivals Espanyol for a fee of €25 million.
But they are targeting improvements in wide areas and up front, with Nico Williams, Marcus Rashford and Luis Diaz all linked with moves.
It is the pursuit of Williams that appears to be most advanced, but his current club Athletic Bilbao are reportedly readying a protest against the transfer as they believe it would break La Liga's '1:1' rule.
The rule stipulates that clubs cannot spend more money on transfers than they bring in, with Bilbao claiming Barca will be in breach if they trigger Williams' €62 million release clause, as per Sport.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona made an approach to Liverpool to sign Diaz last month, but the Reds 'closed the door'.
Diaz, 28, is also a target for Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr, but Barca could still return to the table to sign him.
And he already appears to have a strong relationship with one Les Cules player ahead of a potential move.
Twitter account @BarcaUniversal has published a photo of Olmo and Diaz together on holiday in Ibiza.
Both Barca and Liverpool are not playing in this summer's Club World Cup, giving players of both teams the valuable opportunity to rest and recharge before the 2025/26 season gets underway.
And while there have been mixed feelings among fans about Barca potentially signing Diaz over Williams, some fans are already dubbing their current midfielder as 'Agent Olmo' given his photo with the Colombian winger.
One wrote: "Agent Olmo working overtime now."
A second said: "Agent Olmo on duty."
And a third added: "Agent Olmo. Please bring him to Barca. We want him."
Ryan Smart