RB Leipzig steals Manchester United target Dani Olmo

The German club, RB Leipzig, on Twitter confirmed the signing of Spanish International forward, Dani Olmo, from Dinamo Zagreb for a reported fee of £26 million in the January transfer window. The club statement on Twitter read as below;

We’re delighted to announce the signing of Dani Olmo from gkdinamo

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The LaMasia product left Barcelona’s football academy in 2014 to move to the Croatian club to explore the opportunities. With his stellar performances on the pitch, the player was linked with several European giants including Manchester United and Barcelona from past two transfer windows.

Dani Olmo caught the attention of clubs across the world by his performances in UEFA Champions League. On one hand, Dinamo Zagreb struggled and found it hard to score the goals where the whole club scored only four goals in the group games and on the other, Olmo had scored two goals and assist out of the four.

It is 21-year-old’s hunger for goals, dynamism and versatility which has caught the attention of a number of European giants. He scored a brilliant volley against Premier League reigning champions, Manchester City which caught the eyes of all even though Zagreb went on lose the game 4-1.

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🔵 Stunning finish by Dani Olmo! #UCL | @gnkdinamo pic.twitter.com/mnPkCufA9w

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 18, 2019

In the earlier part of the winter transfer window, the  Spanish forward himself told that Barcelona was interested in signing him. However, it was Julian Nagelsmann’s bid and approach which helped the club to seal the player.

According to Bundesliga mainstay, Alex Chaffer, Dani Olmo can be one of the exciting prospects who has arrived to German top flight and can change its dynamics. He also said;