Dani Olmo is going to be, if everything goes well, FC Barcelona's second signing in this summer market. The big priority is Nico Williams and when the agreement with him is confirmed he will be the first to arrive, but as soon as the Navarrese is a culé, the club will get to work to close the arrival of his teammate in the Spanish team. At the moment, the culés have already sent their first proposal to Leipzig to start negotiating and they would also be in talks with the player's representatives to agree on the terms with him.
In this recent 'summit', Barça, through Deco, tried to make the Terrassa player understand that the Blaugrana need time to close his incorporation. First we have to return to the 1/1 rule, which will happen shortly, and then it's time to close the signing of Nico. Once this move is made, it will be Dani's turn, although in order to complete his reinforcement it may be necessary to make some sale to be able to accommodate his salary and the cost of the operation.
Insufficient offer to Leipzig
Leipzig wants to receive the 60 million euros stipulated in its now expired termination clause, and right now the only facilities it would provide would be to allow Barcelona to pay that amount in installments. At the moment, the Catalans would have offered 40 fixed and another 20 in variables with payment in installments, something that does not interest the Germans. It is only the beginning of the negotiation and it seems that it will go for a long time, but the normal thing would be for the Catalans to end up raising their proposal to perhaps 50 fixed, which could satisfy the Germans more.
Be that as it may, this 'tug' and 'tug' is going to last a long time, so it is advisable to focus on the negotiation that could be resolved sooner, which is the one between Olmo and Barça. In this last meeting, according to 'ElNacional.Cat", the representatives of the Egarense would have made it clear what role he wants at FC Barcelona and the salary he plans to earn. The Spaniard fully trusts in his talent and in himself, so he has no doubts about what should await him at the Camp Nou.
Olmo wants to be the undisputed starter and be 'top 3' in salary
Dani wants the club to promise him an important role in Hansi Flick's team, starting with serious options to be a starter. Despite the brutal competition in the interior/midfield line, the Catalan wants to be a regular starter. It is evident that no one plays by decree and that minutes must be earned on the field, but the Spaniard wants to have the status of a key player upon arrival, and from there demonstrate on the pitch why he deserves to be indisputable.
In the same sense, considering himself a 'top' player, Olmo would also want a salary in line with that. The one from Leipzig does not see himself inferior to anyone and his idea would be the same as that of Nico Williams, which is to be on the top salary scale of the Barcelona locker room. Lewandowski, Frenkie de Jong and Ilkay Gündogan are the footballers who earn the most and the Spain international would like to be at least equal to the German, who earns just over 9 million euros net. The feeling is that the man from Terrassa is 'playing' with the offers he has from Manchester City and Bayern Munich, who can probably pay him that amount, to try to put pressure on Barcelona.
However, at the club they are clear that they are not going to go crazy for him, nor for Nico, nor for anyone, since we must continue to take care of the economy. Barça's idea is, as with Williams, to offer him a somewhat lower salary in his first two years and then compensate him with a raise from the third. It is the 'Lewandowski method', since the Pole was convinced that way, and this would be the only way to find a middle point between a powerful salary for him and a salary balance for the entity. The question is knowing how much Barcelona is willing to pay him in his first two seasons and how far he is capable of lowering his expectations.
Barça could have to make room for Olmo
Another issue that needs to be seen is whether the Blaugrana team 'paves' the way for Dani by selling a midfielder. There has been talk of Gündogan's possible departure for Qatar, but the German seems determined to continue. If no midfielder comes out, the competition to start will be fierce between Pedri, the German himself, Olmo, Frenkie de Jong and when he recovers, Gavi. In this context, promising a starting role for Leipzig would be complicated, although it will always depend on Flick and the club's desire to sign him. In the next month everything will be decided and we will see where the Egarense finally ends up.