Dani Olmo might be only a matter of days away from strolling onto a pitch in a Barcelona shirt for the primary time in ten years, with a €62m switch from RB Leipzig nearing completion.
Barcelona have reached an settlement with the Bundesliga facet that begins at €55m to re-sign the participant who left La Masia as a 16-year-old for a greater path to first-team soccer in Croatia. Agreeing private phrases on a six-year contract till 2030 hasn’t been a difficulty.
Mundo Deportivo writes that Barcelona officers had been engaged on the ultimate particulars of the switch on Thursday morning, with the hope that Olmo is formally unveiled at Friday lunchtime. At that time, he’ll pose for footage in entrance of photographers and communicate with the media.
However there’s not at the moment considered a plan for a public presentation of the marquee arrival to Barca followers. Olmo’s first outing is due to this fact extra prone to be throughout the annual Joan Gamper Trophy match on Monday, though a separate occasion only for him might nonetheless be held within the days that observe.
That sport, for which Monaco are this 12 months’s invited friends, would constitite an unofficial debut for Olmo. Assuming there aren’t any hitches, his aggressive debut for Barcelona might observe 5 days later when Hansi Flick’s facet journey down Spain’s east coast to face Valencia of their La Liga opener.
Whether or not Barcelona may also be capable to land Nico Williams earlier than the summer season switch window closes stays to be seen. Hearsay has it that membership president Joan Laporta has peronally taken over making an attempt to barter with the Euro 2024-winning winger, who seems to be extra seemingly to stick with Athletic Membership.
Hypothesis is rising that the Catalans are near complying with La Liga monetary rules and returning to 1:1 spending guidelines, which might be an unlimited enhance. However not everyone seems to be satisfied.
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