Barca have tried their best to reinforce their squad this summer despite their poor financial situation. There are new signings in the front and back, but only the midfield has not been able to strengthen. In fact, in the midfield position, Barca identified the first target candidate at the beginning, that is, Wijnaldum. In the end, it failed to win, but was cut off by The Greater Paris, because the salary was not as good as the Greater Paris. After missing Out on Wijnaldum, Barca began trading operations with other targets until the end of the summer window, when they began to strengthen the midfield again, targeting Red Bull Leipzig's Dani Olmo.
Olmo joined the team in January and played 32 league games for Red Bull Leipzig, with five goals and 10 assists. Previously, he also played the European Championship with the Spanish national team, and his performance was remarkable. The player, 23, is still young and has been spent at Barca U16 before. Therefore, Barca's shot this time is equivalent to signing back the former youth training veteran, and Olmo himself is actually happy to return to the motherland. Originally, Olmo and Barca had already negotiated, and there was no objection to the personal terms, as long as the transfer fee was finalized with Red Bull Leipzig, then this side of the transaction could be completed. Olmo was also able to return to Spain.
What Barca did not expect, however, was that red bull Leipzig had a list price of 80 million euros. This amount is also the amount of the termination fee in the player's contract, in other words, RB Leipzig has no intention of letting Olmo go in other ways. If you want to introduce Olmo, then you can only take the road of the termination of the contract, and everything else is not discussed. Although Olmo's strength is good and there is still room for improvement, it costs 80 million euros, which is obviously too much premium. It should be known that the current latest value of the Spain international is actually 50 million euros. The introduction of Ormo, which costs more than 30 million euros for the players, is obviously unrealistic for Barca, which currently has little money, and it is also something that the top management is unwilling to meet.
Red Bull Leipzig doesn't have to sell Olmo either, as the team has only just joined the team this year. This season is the second season for the Spanish midfielder, so if Barca don't want to pay the €80 million severance fee, the team is happy to keep the big man. This summer, Red Bull Leipzig left several big players in succession, and sabitzer went to Bayern in the midfield position, so if he loses Olmo again, the impact will be really not small. In this way, Barca can only choose to give up. In fact, before Olmo joined Red Bull Leipzig, Barca and other La Liga teams were interested in taking it down.
Unfortunately, however, it was eventually taken by Red Bull Leipzig. The contract won't expire until 2024, and a significant termination fee clause has been set. Therefore, whether it is Barca or other teams, if they want to chase Ormo this summer, RB Leipzig will take the initiative in the deal negotiations. Because Olmo is not in a contract year, but Olmo, who has not left the team this summer, will find it difficult to keep staying at Red Bull Leipzig for the next two years. This player from Barca's youth training has always wanted to return to Camp Nou and become a key member of Barca's squad. However, it is clear that there is no way to accomplish this goal this season, and as for whether to return to Camp Nou in the future, time can reveal the answer.