Barcelona’s Dani Olmo Sidelined with Injury

Spanish football league leaders Barcelona announced on Monday that their player Dani Olmo has been injured and will be out for several⁢ weeks.

According to a ⁢statement released by ⁢the club on the “X” platform, Olmo ‍is suffering from a bicep injury in his right thigh and will be ⁢absent from the field between 4 and 5 weeks.

Radio Catalunya reported​ that the Barcelona player’s injury is more serious than initially expected and that he will miss at least 6 matches for his team.

However, Olmo ‌is expected to be‍ ready for the highly anticipated El Clasico match against Real Madrid ⁢at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on the 27th of next month.

The injury occurred during the Spanish Football League fifth round match between Barcelona ​and Girona on Sunday, which his team won 1-4.

Olmo scored Barcelona’s⁣ third‌ goal before being injured, forcing German coach ⁤Hansi Flick​ to replace him with Eric Garcia after 61 minutes.

A Euro 2024 title winner and top scorer with Spain, Olmo joined Barcelona at the end of the summer ⁣transfer window⁢ from‍ Leipzig in Germany and⁣ signed a contract extension until⁢ the​ summer of 2030.

Olmo has been in impressive form for Barcelona, scoring 3 goals in the League Championship against Rayo Vallecano, Valladolid, and Girona, contributing to ‍the team’s top spot in the standings ⁤with 15 points.

Barcelona is set⁢ to begin their Champions League campaign, hosting Monaco next Thursday in the first round of the league stage.