Dani Olmo: “I am insatiable, there is much joy left to give”

Jorge Valdanoformer player and former sports director of real Madridsurrender to Dani Olmothe big signing of the season Barçain the conversation between the two of them for the ‘Universo Valdano’ program in Terrassa, the hometown of the Barça player. “I love how you play,” he began. Valdanothat goes into detail already, and dozens of top soccer players have been through his program, if he said anything like that to another of his guests. “It’s a huge compliment from a former player of your level, I respect you for the work you do,” he replied. Elm.

Compliments and introductions over, Danny He revealed an anecdote from his beginnings. “I started playing when I was two years old in a training session for my brother’s team, because that day the coach was not there and my father was told to direct the training and he had no choice but to put me in, because if I didn’t play I would start crying,” he explained. . From there, I’ll go through spanish and then on Barçawhere he was from the age of 9 to 16, before making the difficult decision to go to Zagreb Dynamo and finally jump to RB Leipzigto return this summer to Barça.

Danny He had special words for his father, his partner throughout this journey. “I have to thank my father for everything he said to me and, above all, the least good. He always told me what I could improve. He told me what I could improve. He knows the ambition I have, and when I’m a bit euphoric, he tells me what I can improve,” he explained.

At 26 years old, and after winning the Euro Cup, Dani Olmo He made it clear that his ambition was inexhaustible. “I feel like I’m not doing anything yet and there’s still a lot I can do.” “I am not satisfied, I want to win more and keep winning,” said Olmo, who is clear that “in the end we are competing for titles, we are footballers and we want to win, I don’t like losing. in marbles, we always have to go for it.” everything,” he insisted.

Danny praised the figure of Hansi Flick. “flip He is serious, but he has moments with everyone, he is a very close coach,” he commented.

Elm He also had praise for his attacking partner Raphinha. “It seems tireless, sometimes I tell him, Rafa, Sometimes I tell him, Rapha, be careful, but the pressure… his desire to not have the ball to recover it… That makes others say ‘hey, I can’t stand here, if the guy on my side is doing like that, I can do it too or more,'” he said. “We celebrate that Rafa is at this level because it is very important for us,” he added.