Dani Olmo wants to end playing career at Dinamo Zagreb, says agent

Dani Olmo hopes to finish his playing career at Dinamo Zagreb and may even begin coaching at the Croatian club, according to his agent Andy Bara.

Olmo’s future has been the subject of speculation, with reports suggesting Bayern Munich are interested in bringing the Barcelona player back to the Bundesliga. The Spain international does not have a guaranteed starting place at Barcelona and could become a more central figure at Bayern Munich.

There have been no official contacts between the clubs, but Bara has outlined Olmo’s long-term plans and his enduring connection with Croatia.

“He wants to finish his football career at Dinamo Zagreb and hopes to achieve that – perhaps even by working as a coach, because he would like to start his coaching career there,” Bara said.

Speaking on the Inkubator podcast, Bara said Olmo’s attachment to Dinamo remains clear despite his move to Barcelona.

“Dani still has the Dinamo shirt with number seven and his name on it at home, even now while he is at Barcelona,” he said. “Other players speak to him, and everyone knows the story: when Olmo’s name is mentioned, Dinamo immediately comes to mind.

“He is connected to Dinamo much more strongly than those who are supposed to be connected to the club but are not.”

Olmo joined Dinamo as a teenager before continuing his career with RB Leipzig and then moving to Barcelona. Bara also revealed that the player has quietly donated part of his income to the Croatian city of Vukovar since leaving Dinamo.

“I am going to reveal something people do not know – and I hope Dani does not mind, because I realise the Spanish media may also cover it,” Bara said, as reported by the Catalan newspaper Sport.

“Since leaving Dinamo, Dani has donated 2% of his total annual salary to the city of Vukovar. These are significant amounts considering the level of his income, and he continued doing it during both his time at Leipzig and now at Barcelona.

“He does not speak publicly about this, but I wanted to mention it because he deserves recognition.”

Bara also described his relationship with Olmo as extending beyond professional matters, saying there could have been more financially lucrative opportunities for him with other players.

“With Dani, it is not only about the professional side,” he said. “There may be other deals that would be more profitable for me financially, but they cannot compare with the feelings I have experienced with him from the beginning.”

Bara said their relationship began when he persuaded Olmo to move to Zagreb.

“I told him it was a beautiful and safe city, and that there was a club and a person – Zdravko Mamic at the time – who would look after him and support him,” he said.