Full details of Barcelona’s €40m+€20m offer for key target that was dismissed as ‘ridiculous’

FC Barcelona have recently made the first move in their bid to sign top attacking target Dani Olmo.

The Catalans tabled their first offer for the Spanish international, who is valued at around €60 million, with RB Leipzig desperate to sell the forward as soon as possible.

Details of Barcelona’s offer for Olmo

After revealing Barcelona had made its initial offer yesterday, Diario SPORT has now issued key details of the club’s proposal to RB Leipzig.

As per the report, the club offered €40 million in fixed amounts to be paid every January starting from 2025. In addition, the club proposed €20 million through add-ons, thus bringing the overall value of the deal to €60 million.

This essentially meant Barcelona would not have to pay anything for at least six months, before the club pay its first instalment in January 2025 – a figure of just €10 million.

As far as the add-ons are concerned, Barça offered to pay €10 million if the club won at least two La Liga titles in the next five years. Another €10 million was reserved if the club won two UCL titles within the same time horizon.

RB Leipzig deem offer ‘ridiculous’

RB Leipzig, of course, had no desire to even consider Barcelona’s approach. They deemed the proposal as ‘ridiculous’.

Leipzig had a series of problems with Barcelona’s offer, starting from the club’s instalment plan for the fixed amount of €40 million.

It is no secret that Leipzig need immediate cash this summer as they look to fund a move for Francisco Conceicao, the club’s desired replacement for Olmo.

Allowing Barcelona to pay the €40 million in four years, therefore, was never going to work for Leipzig.

Going forward, it will be interesting to see whether Barcelona come up with a better proposal for Dani Olmo, especially amid interest from other top European clubs.