BARÇA WOULD HAVE ALREADY MADE A NEW OFFER TO LEIPZIG
There is agreement! Dani Olmo's demands to definitively close his signing for FC Barcelona
Published:1/08/2024 - 19:27h
Updated:1/08/2024 - 19:27h
Dani Olmo would be closer than ever to being a Barça footballer. The signing of the Egarense would leave Gündogan and Pedri in a delicate position, since the player would be a starter in the midfield.
The signing of Dani Olmo for FC Barcelona would be on the horizon. After the hiring of Nico Williams, which was the Barça entity's priority this summer, became 'uphill' for the club due to the Navarrese's alleged intention to stay at Athletic Club de Bilbao, from the Spotify offices Camp Nou have put their efforts into landing the Egarense in Barcelona as soon as possible.
This objective would be increasingly closer to being fulfilled, since the Blaugrana institution would have already reached a contractual agreement with the midfielder until June 2030. Furthermore, once they managed to close the conditions of the player's agreement, the Catalans would have already sent a new offer to RB Leipzig to begin directing the transfer of the footballer.
According to the journalist specializing in transfers, Fabrizio Romano, the proposal of the Barcelona institution would consist of 55 million euros guaranteed plus 7 in variables, which would be divided into easy complements of 4 million euros and difficult complements of 3 million euros, thus reaching the 60 'kilos' that the Red Bulls would like to receive for the international's signing with the Spanish team.
The midfielder is desperate to wear the Barça shirt, but he would have set certain conditions to fulfill his wish. The footballer would have asked the club to guarantee him ownership, since Olmo has always been clear that, when the time came to leave Leipzig, he would do so to be a protagonist in his new team, a situation that would have made him known to the culés in through contractual negotiations.
Two blaugranas, in 'check'
This scenario could leave the figures of Ilkay Gündogan and Pedri González, who until now have been two key pieces for Barça, in a delicate situation. The three players share a position on the field, and the Egarense would prefer to continue acting as a midfielder rather than playing as a winger, so, taking into account the returns of Gavi and Frenkie de Jong, the Blaugrana coach would find himself with a headache. ' important.
In fact, the newspaper 'El Nacional.cat' has assured that sources within the club would not take a dim view of the German's departure. The Catalans will need to make money after the investment made to incorporate Dani and the midfielder has a market in Saudi Arabia. At first it seems like a practically unlikely alternative, but a possible change of role in the team could make 'Gündo' rethink his situation.