Real Madrid will look to sign 24-year-old RB Leipzig attacker Dani Olmo to build a Spanish core in the first-team squad.
According to a report by Spanish outlet Defensa Central, Dani Olmo has again emerged on the radar of Real Madrid. The reigning La Liga champions want to sign the 24-year-old RB Leipzig playmaker to “Spanishize” their first-team squad. Nico Williams is another player on their wishlist.
Dani Olmo has gone about carving a solid reputation for himself in an unconventional way. The Spaniard chose to leave Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy to move to Croatia to make his mark in professional football. He then joined a club in a top-five European league for the first time by moving to RB Leipzig in January 2020.
Nearly three years later, the 24-year-old has done a solid job at the Red Bull Arena. Olmo has made 106 appearances while chipping in with 19 goals and 22 assists. At the same time, he is a pivotal figure for Spain and made an impression during the history-making 7-0 win over Costa Rica. And Real Madrid kept a close watch on the player as he scored and assisted a goal.
Olmo is not a natural fit in the system that Carlo Ancelotti currently employs at Real Madrid. But while the player is primarily a no. 10, he can also reprise other roles in midfield and attack. He is capable of playing as a no. 8 and also a winger. And with Eden Hazard facing an uncertain future at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid can bring Olmo in as an attacking reinforcement.
Meanwhile, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are approaching the end of their respective careers. So Olmo might be a candidate to fill the void that the ageing midfield duo will inevitably leave at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 24-year-old is thus a viable target for Real Madrid.
The RB Leipzig playmaker is one of two candidates to “Spanishize” the first-team squad at Carlo Ancelotti’s disposal. The other Spaniard on Real Madrid’s radar is Nico Williams, who has been top-class for Athletic Club.
The report does not mention when exactly Real Madrid will launch the offensive for the two Spanish internationals. But the duo has emerged as viable targets for Los Blancos, who will have two long-term solutions by signing them.
