Barcelona confirm signing of Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig

Barcelona have confirmed the signing of midfielder Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig.

The 26-year-old, who came through the Barcelona academy but never made a senior appearance for the club, returns for an initial €55m, with a further €7m due to Leipzig in add-ons.

Olmo has inked a six-year contract at Camp Nou, with his release clause set at €500m.

According to SPORT, Olmo's family have been spotted celebrating the transfer in Barcelona shirts which feature his name alongside the number 20, which has been vacated by Sergi Roberto's summer departure.

Olmo has never worn the 20 before. He wore 7 with Leipzig and is Spain's current number 10 but appears set to take a new shirt this season.

The versatile midfielder first joined Barcelona back in 2007 and spent seven years working his way up through La Masia before opting to take his talents to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb in search of an immediate pathway to first-team football.

Six years later, Olmo made the move to Leipzig, where he would rack up 29 goals and 34 assists in 148 appearances before his return to Barcelona.

Reports suggest Barcelona officials have not yet given up hope of reuniting Olmo with another Spain star, Athletic Club winger Nico Williams, whose contract includes a release clause of €58m.

Indeed, club president Joan Laporta is reported to have taken personal responsibility of the negotiations over Williams in the hope of convincing him to walk away from Athletic this summer.

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