BARÇA NEWSBarcelona, Real Madrid target priced at €30 million Barcelona, by Bundesliga club amid contract standoff. According to Sky Germany(h/t Mundo Deportivo), RB Leipzig will look to sell Barcelona and Real Madrid target Dani Olmo for €30 million if they cannot reach a contract agreement with the Spaniard.
Olmo, a former trainee at Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth setup, has been at Leipzig for over three years. However, the versatile attacking midfielder will enter the final year of his contract with the Bundesliga outfit this summer.
RB Leipzig have been intent on handing Olmo a new contract to keep him at the club for a long time. However, the former Dinamo Zagreb starlet is keen to return to Spain in the summer.
As a result, contract talks have not progressed according to plans. Leipzig are said to be planning to table one final proposal with a substantial improvement in salary.
But if the 24-year-old rejects it, the Bundesliga club will offload him in the summer and have set an asking price of €30 million.
BARÇA NEWSBarcelona, Real Madrid target priced at €30 million
Barça officials, including manageBarcelona, have been tracking Olmo for quite some time now and have been interested in his services. The Spaniard himself is believed to be open to returning to Catalonia after leaving the club in 2014.r Xavi Hernandez was said to have met with Olmo’s entourage during the World Cup. At the time, the Catalans had reportedly requested the 24-year-old not to sign an extension at Leipzig.
But with the Spaniard likely to be available for a reasonable sum of €30 million this summer, provided he does not sign a new contract, it will certainly be interesting to see if the Blaugrana decide to move.
However, Barcelona would have to face competition from arch-rivals Real Madrid, who are also interested in Olmo. At the same time, clubs such as Manchester United, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich are also said to be keeping tabs on the 24-year-old.
