The agent of Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo has confirmed the Spanish facet did reject a world-record bid from Paris Saint-Germain for winger Lamine Yamal.
It was reported early in the summertime that PSG, of their seek for a alternative for Kylian Mbappe, had proposed a deal price a whopping €250m to signal the winger simply days earlier than his seventeenth birthday.
The saga ended simply as all of a sudden because it began, with Barcelona reportedly knocking the provide again so fast that many followers have even questioned whether or not PSG’s bid truly existed.
“One factor I do know for positive is that Barcelona did reject an enormous provide for Lamine Yamal from PSG some months in the past,” agent Andy Bara informed Podcast Inkubator. “The deal was price someplace round €250m.”
Bara, who additionally represents the likes of Nacho Fernandez and Mikayil Faye, went on to debate Olmo’s personal transfer to Barcelona this summer time.
Barcelona needed to work exhausting to seek out the funds to signal Olmo, who was then pressured to attend two weeks earlier than the membership might even afford to register him of their La Liga squad, however Bara insisted Olmo by no means had any doubts about making the swap.
“The media made a variety of noise however [president Joan] Laporta informed me to not fear and that in 15 days it might be resolved because it truly occurred,” Bara defined.
“We obtained many affords for Dani, together with from three or 4 massive golf equipment. I do not need to title golf equipment, however Dani wished Barca. We felt that Barca was excellent for Dani, I pushed exhausting for the switch to Barca to occur and Dani additionally wished to return house.”
