Translation: Dani Olmo’s representative, Andy Bara, revealed a few days ago on the Inkubator podcast a little-known charitable aspect of the footballer’s life: “Since he left Dinamo, he has been donating 2% of his annual gross salary to Vukovar. These are significant amounts because he earns a lot of money, and this has been happening since his time at Leipzig and now at Barcelona. He doesn’t speak publicly about it, but I want to mention it because he deserves the recognition.” “I felt I owed them something and thought this was the best idea” Dani Olmo on his donation to Vukovar The story was picked up by Croatian media, and Olmo was asked about it at a press conference. “I didn’t know this had come to light. When I left, I felt that I owed something to Croatia and wanted to give something back, so we decided to make the donation to families in Vukovar. I felt that I owed them something and thought this was the best idea,” he explained. What happened in Vukovar? Vukovar was one of the cities most severely affected by the Balkan Wars. It was under siege for 87 days by the Yugoslav People’s Army and Serbian paramilitary forces between August and November 1991, with devastating consequences. “I felt that I had to give something back to Croatia for everything it had given me.” Dani Olmo Olmo wanted to give back to Croatia for everything the country—and particularly Vukovar—had given him during his time there. That is why he donates 2% of his annual gross salary every year. In Split, Croatian journalists took the opportunity to give him a standing ovation for the gesture, which is part of the charitable work carried out through Common Goal, the organization founded by Juan Mata. Not just Vukovar The donations are not exclusively intended for Vukovar, but also for Slavonski Brod, which Olmo visited around four or five years ago and where he was deeply affected by what he saw. “I was there with the kids and we played together for part of the day. We did some activities related to sport. I felt that I had to give something back to Croatia for everything it had given me, and I thought doing it through Common Goal would be the best way,” explained the attacking midfielder.Dani Olmo’s representative, Andy Bara, revealed a few days ago on the Inkubator podcast a little-known charitable aspect of the footballer’s life:“Since he left Dinamo, he has been donating 2% of his annual gross salary to Vukovar. These are significant amounts because he earns a lot of money, and this has been happening since his time at Leipzig and now at Barcelona. He doesn’t speak publicly about it, but I want to mention it because he deserves the recognition.”“I felt I owed them something and thought this was the best idea”Dani Olmo on his donation to VukovarThe story was picked up by Croatian media, and Olmo was asked about it at a press conference.“I didn’t know this had come to light. When I left, I felt that I owed something to Croatia and wanted to give something back, so we decided to make the donation to families in Vukovar. I felt that I owed them something and thought this was the best idea,” he explained.What happened in Vukovar?Vukovar was one of the cities most severely affected by the Balkan Wars. It was under siege for 87 days by the Yugoslav People’s Army and Serbian paramilitary forces between August and November 1991, with devastating consequences.“I felt that I had to give something back to Croatia for everything it had given me.”Dani OlmoOlmo wanted to give back to Croatia for everything the country—and particularly Vukovar—had given him during his time there. That is why he donates 2% of his annual gross salary every year.In Split, Croatian journalists took the opportunity to give him a standing ovation for the gesture, which is part of the charitable work carried out through Common Goal, the organization founded by Juan Mata.Not just VukovarThe donations are not exclusively intended for Vukovar, but also for Slavonski Brod, which Olmo visited around four or five years ago and where he was deeply affected by what he saw.“I was there with the kids and we played together for part of the day. We did some activities related to sport. I felt that I had to give something back to Croatia for everything it had given me, and I thought doing it through Common Goal would be the best way,” explained the attacking midfielder.   submitted by   /u/Chazzwazz [link]   [comments]