- Olmo talks about Barca’s summer signings
- Makes comparison with ريال مدريد
- Claims Catalans hold edge over their bitter rivals
Despite failed pursuits of Nico Williams and لويس Diaz, برشلونة have managed to complete the signings of Marcus Rashford and Joan Garcia, with Olmo claiming that his side have done better business in the ongoing window than their bitter rivals Real Madrid.
Madrid have splashed considerable money in upgrading their squad after failing to win major silverware last season. Besides hiring Xabi Alonso, they have already acquired Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, and Franco Mastantuono. More signings have not been ruled out, either. It is expected that Barca and Madrid will once again get involved in a title race that could potentially go right down to the wire.
التحدث عن COPE’s El Partidazo program, Olmo said: “Madrid will also want to have the best players, so in that sense it’s very good. We’ve also strengthened our position, and even better, I’d say.”
Madrid will not begin training for pre-season until August 4. They are scheduled to play Austrian outfit WSG تيرول in Innsbruck on August 12, followed by their first league encounter of the new season on August 19 against أوساسونا. Meanwhile, Hansi Flick’s troops are scheduled to feature in their final pre-season outing from their tour to Asia on August 4, when they take on نادي دايجو لكرة القدم. They will then return to إسبانيا and play the Joan Gamper Trophy game against كومو on August 10. Their first game of the season will be held on August 16, away at مايوركا.