As Romano touched on, Sporting Director Deco flew to Leipzig to try to get the transfer over the line and met with the player, his father Miguel and the 26-year-old s agents to strike an agreement.
Headed into the next La Liga campaign, Olmo will push the likes of Pedri and Fermin for minutes in offensive midfield positions but may also play on the left wing where Joao Felix and Ferran Torres failed to hold the place down last term under Flick s predecessor Xavi Hernandez.
Leipzig have a ready replacement for Olmo in the shape of another Euro 2024 star, Xavi Simons, who is on loan at the club from PSG until the summer of 2025. North Macedonia international Eljif Elmas and Austrian star Christoph Baumgartner are also on hand to make up for the Spaniard s absence and it is likely that the club will not need to reinforce as a result of this particular sale.