According to Daily Sport, FC Barcelona's efforts to bring in the
Leipzig, capital of Saxony, Germany
Midfielder Danny
Olmo
The offer made was too low, leading to anger on Leipzig's part. Leipzig's expectation of Olmo's value was set by his release clause, which was set at €60 million until July 15, and then this was extended until July 20th. However.
Barcelona
did not trigger this option because they felt they could negotiate more favorable transfer terms after the release clause expired.
After reaching an agreement in principle with Olmo, Barcelona made their first offer to Leipzig, an offer that was significantly lower than Leipzig's expectations. According to sources close to Leipzig, Leipzig were so upset that they didn't even bother to formally respond to the offer. Olmo's agent then intervened and demanded that Leipzig formally respond to Barcelona and reject their payment. Olmo's agent wants Barcelona to make a second, more reasonable offer, and Barcelona is working on that.
Leipzig have made it clear that they will not budge a single penny on the €60 million fee, which was the amount of Olmo's previous release. Barcelona's unwillingness to take on such an amount puts the two sides' positions so far apart that a deal is in jeopardy. Clubs like Bayern are reportedly willing to pay a transfer fee of €60 million, while Barcelona would need to find a way to pay that amount in order to successfully bring in Olmo.
Olmo is currently on vacation and wants to settle his future before resuming training. Leipzig are not in a hurry to sell Olmo and have not ruled out the possibility of him staying on for another year. The agreement between the two sides is that the player can leave the club, but the conditions must be favorable to all parties. However, Barcelona's offer clearly does not meet this requirement. If Barcelona don't change their stance, they will have a hard time completing Olmo's transfer.
