“My God, who wouldn’t want someone like Olmo in Croatia?”

“It’s a pity that D.Ani Olmo will not play for the Croatian national team today.“, Zlatko Dalic said at a press conference before the match that the Balkans will play this Saturday against Spain. Dalic said this with a mixture humility and naturalness. In 2017, when he first took office, coach Vatreni dreamed of recruiting employees a football player who by that time, at 19 years old, He has already distinguished himself at Dinamo Zagreb. and many important clubs in Europe began to play the lottery. He stayed in the Balkan capital for almost three seasons and I wish I could have spent some more time therebut Olmo, who was then playing for the Spanish youth teams, still had an obsession: to one day make his debut with absolute red.

And in November 2019, Robert Moreno He was on the Spanish bench and he understood it. There his remaining aspirations dissolved. The Croatian Federation nationalized it. Dani played 33 matches (8 goals) for the Spanish national team, and has played very little recently. due to physical problems We’ll have to see if tonight he’ll be allowed to face what he openly calls “his second home.” “I am proud that Croatia loves me because it is my second home, but “My childhood dream was to play for the Spanish national team.”– he repeated again and again, when the Zagreb press, in its own way, demanded of him Vatreni.

“My God,Who wouldn’t want such a player in the national team??, confirms in Saturday’s edition Sports news leaving pride aside. And how Olmo ended up in Croatia, in the Dynamo reserve team, as soon as he turned Did he just turn 16? Well, between fate and chance. Miguel Olmo, his father managed the village well after he organized it Barcelona campus. and met Andy Bara, a Croatian agent who came up with the idea of ​​bringing Dani to Zagreb. “They have recently become famous from this club.” Modric, Kovacic, Brozovic…Why not Olmo? – Bara repeated to Mikel. Andy continues to advise the Catalan footballer today along with to his agent Juanma Lopez.

Problems with Registration of a new contract with Barçain the lower categories of which he stood out during 7 campaigns, They did the rest, and Dani made a decision that at the time seemed very risky, but over time it was a complete success. Today, ten years after leaving for Croatia, Barcelona itself and several other European greats are going crazy over his inclusion in their ranks after three and a half seasons. shine also in RB Leipzig, who bought it for 29 million euros in January 2020.

And most importantly: Olmo fulfilled his dream is to play for Spain. Now fixed. In his first Eurocup in 2021 he was present until twice, Sea and Oyarzabal, defeat “your” Croatia (3-5) in extra time in the 1/8 finals. Then also will take part in Qatar 2022 and here he is in Germany at a new big tournament. An injury prevented him from reaching the final last year’s League of Nations before Vatrenibut this afternoon In Berlin He will once again have the opportunity to greet (in Croatian, as he speaks it very well) the many players with whom he shared the dressing room in Zagreb. Friends like it Livakovic, Borna Sosa, Lovro Maier, Bruno Petkovic, Luka Ivanusek, Marko Pjaca and even the successful Josko Guardiola, with whom he did not coincide on the field, but whom he knows well, because He has already managed to prove himself as a Dynamo youth player.

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