Manchester United remain ‘interested’ in RB Leipzig’s Dani Olmo, although he does not have an exit clause in his current contract.
That’s according to SportBILD, who explain that the Spaniard is one of a few players at the club to not have release clauses in his current deal.
They cover the situation at the German club today and detail how various first-team stars have different clauses in their contracts to ensure they can use the club as a ‘springboard’ in future.
Leipzig’s stars have interest in them from all around Europe and when it comes to Olmo, Manchester United are ‘first and foremost’ in the running.
Olmo is reportedly considering a move away from Leipzig should they miss out on the Champions League this season, which is a distinct possibility as they’re currently 5th in the Bundesliga table at present.
There’s only a point separating them from the top four and plenty of the season left to go, but the idea is there in Olmo’s mind either way.
Barcelona are one of those who are known to be interested, and the Catalans want to loan the midfielder in January and then bring him in permanently next summer.
But Olmo is also ‘attracted’ to the Premier League, where the big clubs are interested in him, ‘first and foremost’ Manchester United.
Whether Leipzig will let him go is another matter, and any club who wants him will have to negotiate a transfer fee as Olmo doesn’t have a release clause in his current contract.
Manchester United have work to do, then, although we find the idea of them being interested hard to believe in truth.
That idea has been roundly rubbished on more than one occasion over the last few weeks, and there really isn’t a space in their current squad for the Spaniard.
In Spain, meanwhile, it’s been made clear that there’s only really Barcelona in the running for Olmo, with Manchester United never really mentioned, not even as competition.
If anything, this feels like an attempt from the German press to hype the situation and get Barcelona moving, maybe even spend money in January that they either don’t want to or simply don’t have.
