Man United face deadline to land €60m RB Leipzig star as first offer launched

Man United face deadline to land €60m RB Leipzig star as first offer launched

Dani Olmo’s release clause expires tonight, June 20, and Barcelona have launched their first offer, according to Spanish media.

The striker for RB Leipzig was among the most outstanding players at Euro 2024, demonstrating once more how underappreciated the Spaniard is in Europe.

The competition took place in Germany. Olmo joined the squad after Pedri got hurt and wasn’t expected to start for Spain.

He received interest from numerous clubs after finishing the Euros tied for second place in scoring.

Olmo was willing to leave Leipzig last summer, but the Red Bulls, who were about to lose a number of important players, convinced him to sign a contract extension and play another season.

RB Leipzig won’t obstruct him this summer, and Olmo has already stated that his representatives are working on possible exit

He has a €60 million release clause that expires tonight, but it is unlikely that any club will trigger it before the deadline, knowing full well that Leipzig are open to formal negotiations for a fee in that same ballpark.

Olmo a risk as Barca launch offer
Sky Germany’s Phillip Hinze revealed on Friday why clubs are unlikely to trigger Olmo’s release clause.

Though it would save them the hassle of having to haggle with Leipzig, the full package to sign Olmo would be very pricey indeed.

Taking into account his wages, required agent commissions and other expenses, signing Olmo by triggering his clause would take the financial package to north of €100m, which is a lot of money for a player who is quite injury-prone. Instead, interested clubs will likely try to negotiate a cheaper deal.

Indeed, this is reportedly what Barcelona are already trying to do. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Blaugrana have presented Olmo’s representatives with a first contract offer for a six-year deal, while also promising Leipzig a fee that could rise to €60m in bonuses.

Barcelona dream of re-signing their La Masia product and Olmo dreams of returning, but a formal response has yet to reach the Catalans, it is reported.

The priority for Barca remains signing Nico Williams and it is doubtful that they will be able to sign both unless they really clean house this summer.

According to Fabrizio Romano and German media, several other clubs are also interested.