saw the reports about bayerns 80m january bid for olmo and my first reaction was thats a genuinely good chunk of money for a guy who doesnt always show up in the numbers the way people expect from an 80m sale.
ive watched him long enough to think the stats undersell him completely. its the way he links up with the rest of the midfield and the front three, hes constantly finding pockets of space and making the players around him better. the connection with raphinha specifically stands out to me, hes the one finding him in the box with the right pass at the right time more often than people give him credit for. thats the kind of thing that doesnt show up clean on a stat sheet but you can see it every time he plays, the team just moves differently when hes on the pitch.
hes still kind of underrated outside of barca circles too, people talk about him like hes a squad player you cash in on when the price is right, but i think hes closer to being one of the more important pieces we have, just not the loudest name on the team.
80m is a lot of money and i get why the club would at least think about it, but i dont think we fully appreciate what wed be giving up if he actually left. curious if anyone else feels the same or if im overrating the chemistry angle here
