Liverpool target AGREES move with European giants and £50m bid is in | OneFootball

One Liverpool transfer target has reportedly agreed a move elsewhere. A £50m bid is now and the Reds won’t be getting their man.

Fabrizio Romano reports that Dani Olmo has said yes to Barcelona and has agreed on terms for a return to Catalonia. Olmo used to play in Barca's youth system before departing for Dinamo Zagreb 10 years ago.

Barcelona have wanted him back for some time, though, and they've pushed for a deal this summer. Terms are now agreed and while RB Leipzig have rejected two offers so far, a third is now in.

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Romano explains that the deal is worth roughly £50m guaranteed, with a further £5m in add-ons. It remains to be seen if Leipzig will accept this one - but it's all moving in one direction now.

And it's a direction that doesn't see Olmo end up with Liverpool. The Reds have been consistently linked with the player for a while now, with talk that Arne Slot had requested the player.

That was followed with further talk that Liverpool were going to pay Olmo's release clause before it expired earlier this month.

Neither happened, of course, and it appears that Barcelona will seal this transfer. Liverpool will need to move on - if they truly were hoping to sign Olmo.

Liverpool's Dani Olmo interest

It's always been a bit questionable that Liverpool held interest in Olmo. They're pretty well-stocked going forward, with several players who would compete against Olmo for minutes.

But our biggest concern with the move is that Olmo is incredibly injury prone, missing a ton of games over the last few seasons. This was largely Liverpool's downfall last season and paying a big fee to sign another unreliable player would have felt insane.

We're sure Liverpool had eyes on Olmo and looked into a deal but with the figures involved, it always felt unlikely.

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