Why Barcelona's first two contract offers for Dani Olmo got rejected?

As is now abundantly evident, FC Barcelona is actively seeking to capture Dani Olmo and Nico Williams during the present transfer window. The Blaugrana are currently making an offer regarding Nico's contract and are ready to trigger his €58 million release option immediately as the 22-year-old gives them the go-ahead.

Regarding Dani Olmo, it seems that RB Leipzig and he have reached a gentleman's arrangement whereby RB Leipzig will release Olmo for the same fee, despite the fact the player's €60 million release option recently expired. It was claimed last week that Barcelona had offered Olmo a six-year contract. The agents of the Spaniard met with club director Deco on Wednesday to continue discussions.

Although the specifics of the club's offer are unknown, the source claims that it is extremely cheap and significantly less than what the Bundesliga team was asking for. In addition to rejecting the deal because it was too low, RB Leipzig additionally declined it because they did not agree with Barcelona's proposed terms for payment.

According to reports, RB Leipzig rejected Barcelona's bid, which was reportedly valued €40 million fixed plus an additional €20 million in variables, since they desired a larger portion of the estimated €60 million in cash. Therefore, if the Blaugrana hope to finalise Olmo's signing, they will need to come back with a better offer and simultaneously try to come to an agreement on conditions for Olmo's contract.

FC Barcelona set to offload French centre-back as part of massive club clear-out

Few FC Barcelona players, including Clement Lenglet, are expected to be let go this summer, despite Hansi Flick's intention to evaluate every player in preseason. The Frenchman has been out on loan for the past two seasons and the latest of which was at Aston Villa.

However, Lenglet doesn't seem to have much of a future, and the team is eager to let him go this summer because his contract doesn't expire until 2026. This supposedly even prompted FC Barcelona to think about ending Lenglet's contract, but if current rumours are to be believed, it looks like the Spanish team may have at last come up with a plan for the Frenchman.