The Barça will insist in this signing, in spite of the first attempt frustrated

Published:12/09/2021 - 13:30h

Updated:12/09/2021 - 13:30h

The signing of Dani Elm by the Barça could not be concretised because of the little time with which explained the Leipzig to find him a substitute. The player has not been descartado by the Barcelona team, but now will have competition by part of the United, the Juve or the Bayern

The FC Barcelona made a series of important movements during the last hours of the market of signings, especially regarding the cession of Antoine Griezmann to the Athletic of Madrid with option of compulsory purchase, an operation that forced to look for him a replacement.

The elected had been Dani Elm, the one who was contacted by the Barcelona team and manifested his wish to go back. Even his current club, the RB Leipzig saw with good eyes the signing by the economic profits that would obtain. However, the plans fell owing to the scarce margin of manoeuvre that had the German team to find a substitute.

However, the name of Elm continues in the diary of the club, well was in procures of an agreement during the market of winter or for the next year. Even so, the directive of the Barça has to remain attentive, since it is not the only interested in the player. The Bayern of Munich, the Manchester United and the Juventus also follow him the track.

The offer of the Barça

It estimates that Joan Laporta could put on the table some 70 million euros, an offer that in principle the Leipzig would have accepted. Nevertheless, his value of market can increase in function of his performance to a figure impagable by the Catalan entity, but affordable for the rest of the clubs that contest his index card.

Besides, the Leipzig keeps the intention to sell him, but only would do it by his current price of market for the moment of the traspaso, and with the condition to have the necessary time for fichar to a player with similar qualities to replace him in front of his exit of Germany.